Updated: 2:48 PM CST Dec 16, 2020 Tyson Foods announced Wednesday it has fired seven managers over allegations that they placed wagers on how many employees would contract COVID-19 at the Waterloo plant.The allegations came from a lawsuit filed by a deceased Tyson employee s son.The employees allegedly involved were originally suspended without pay. The company said an independent investigation led to the firings. The company did name the fired managers.“We value our people and expect everyone on the team, especially our leaders, to operate with integrity and care in everything we do,” Tyson Foods President and CEO Dean Banks said in a statement. “The behaviors exhibited by these individuals do not represent the Tyson core values, which is why we took immediate and appropriate action to get to the truth. Now that the investigation has concluded, we are taking action based on the findings.”Company officials traveled to the Waterloo plant last month and again today t
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
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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