Tyson Foods Partners with LULAC to Encourage Vaccination
More than 44,000 Tyson Foods employees have been vaccinated to date. The company recently hosted League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) CEO Sindy Benavides to an on-site COVID-19 vaccination event for nearly 200 Tyson employees in Houston.
Benavides met with Tyson workers to encourage vaccine participation and promote LULAC’s mission, the company said in a release. LULAC is the oldest and largest Latino civil rights organization in the U.S. The organization is diligently working to support essential workers in the food industry and ensure they have access to the COVID-19 vaccine.
“According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, of the 525,000 workers in 3,500 meat processing facilities nationwide, 44% or 231,000 are Latino,” Benavides said in the release. “We applaud Tyson Foods for being at the forefront of on-site vaccination programs which are proving to be the most successful. We all share the same goal of promoting the health and safety of America’s essential workers as they help nourish our nation.”
Tyson reports that 28% of its employees identify as Hispanic or Latino.
Tyson is offering free, on-site vaccination events that include family members of employees as well as others living in their homes. Although vaccinations for team members are voluntary, the release said they are highly encouraged.
To prepare team members for vaccinations, Tyson has been providing resources and education about the vaccine. This information is available in multiple languages and team members also have access to a hotline to ask questions. The company is also compensating workers for up to four hours of regular pay if they are vaccinated outside of their normal shift or through an external source.
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