Shareholders Win Unprecedented Support for Reforms at Tyson Foods
More than 80 Percent of Outside Shareholders Back Teamsters, Oxfam America, ABHMS and NY State Proposals on Lobbying Disclosure, Human Rights Due Diligence, and Dual Class Stock Structure, Including BlackRock
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Proxy voting results recently released from Tyson Foods' (
NYSE: TSN) annual shareholder meeting show unprecedented levels of investor support for shareholder proposals seeking greater disclosure and accountability around the company's lobbying activities and human rights practices. The votes come amid intense scrutiny of Tyson's health and safety practices, and broader governance, after COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on its operations, infecting more than 12,500 workers and causing 39 deaths.