Tyson Foods fires 7 managers over virus wagering incident
Share
Updated: 10:37 PM CST Dec 16, 2020
By KCCI
Share
Updated: 10:37 PM CST Dec 16, 2020
Hide Transcript
Show Transcript
ON CHRISTMAS DAY OR NEW YEAR’S DAY. TYSON FOODS SAYS IT’S FIRED TOP MANAGERS AT ITS WATERLOO PORK PROCESSING PLANT. KCCI’S RHEYA SPIGNER JOINS US WITH MORE. RHEYA: TYSON FOODS FIRED SEVEN MANAGERS AFTER AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS THEY WAGERED ON HOW MANY WORKERS WOULD TEST POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS. IN A STATEMENT RELEASED THIS AFTERNOON, TYSON SAID "THE BEHAVIORS EXHIBITED BY THESE INDIVIDUALS DO NOT REPRESENT TYSON CORE VALUES, WHICH IS WHY WE TOOK IMMEDIATE AND APPROPRIATE ACTION TO GET TO T TRUTH. NOW THAT THE INVESTIGATION HAS CONCLUDED, WE ARE TAKING ACTION BASED ON THE FINDINGS." TYSON ALSO FACES LAWSUITS FROM THE FAMILIES OF THREE EMPLOYEES WHO DIED OF COVID-19 THEY ACCUSE THE CO