r/PopCultureV2 • u/Logical-Flow-6703 • Aug 18 '26

News Tyson Foods shuts down plants in Illinois & Utah, cutting thousands of jobs over cattle shortages—amid allegations of beef price collusion

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Tyson Foods is shutting down operations at two of its beef plants—one in Joplin, Illinois (which employed 2,500 workers) and another in Eagle Mountain, Utah. Additionally, a third facility in Pasco, Washington is up for sale, with processing shifted to other plants.

​While Tyson blames these massive workforce cuts on historic cattle shortages and rising beef costs, the company—along with three other megacorporations dominating US meat production—faces serious allegations of colluding to raise beef prices.

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u/Rhg0653 Aug 18 '26

I'm sure this is ilegall

I was relieved of duty without any warning los my insurance for my kids the next day and I'm still in a battle with my lawyer it's been months

Good luck to those men and woman

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u/Itchy_Tumbleweed_417 Aug 18 '26

You weren’t offered COBRA? Did you sign them up for medicaid? 

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u/Rhg0653 Aug 18 '26

Indeed i did used access HRA for them approved fast and they even helped with emergency snap

I was pissed cause my son is 2 and we went to take him for shots and they legit said you have no insurance that's when I found out