Teamsters authorize strike at Tyson Foods of Amarillo

Teamsters Local 577 members at Tyson Foods (TSN) of Amarillo, the largest beef processing plant in the United States, have voted by a 98% margin to authorize a strike. The Teamsters represent 3,100 workers in slaughtering and processing at the facility who are demanding higher wages and improved benefits. “We are bargaining with one of the most repulsively greedy and amoral corporations in the entire country. Last year, Tyson’s CEO made 525 times that of the median worker,” said Al Brito, President of Local 577. “This facility is essential to the beef supply chain, but if Tyson’s corporate leadership doesn’t start demonstrating some basic humanity, we will be forced to take action.” The union said it has filed a number of unfair labor practice charges against Tyson for violating labor law.