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Tyson fires managers for betting on COVID cases Iowa pork plant cans 7 top staffers after conducting pandemic betting inquiry December 16, 2020   by Ryan J. Foley, The Associated Press, Iowa City, Iowa Tyson Foods has fired seven top managers at its largest pork plant in Waterloo, Iowa after an independent investigation into allegations that they bet on how many workers would test positive for the coronavirus, the company announced Wednesday.  The company said the investigation led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder revealed troubling behaviour that resulte...

Send Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale fires seven plant managers after an investigation into allegations of a COVID-19 betting pool at its pork production plant in Waterloo, Iowa. Want the Full Article? Readers must pay to access articles older than 15 days. Articles newer than 15 days are not included in this offer. Purchase Now

Things are looking up this week in Iowa's fight against Covid-19. Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine arrived at Iowa hospitals this week including Mercy Medical and St. Luke's in Cedar Rapids. According to Iowa's News Now, one Mercy Medical administrator described the arrival in hopeful terms, calling it a "light at then end of the tunnel". Mercy Medical Center's Vice President of medical affairs, Dr. Tony Myers told Iowa's News Now "We start with the people that are directly taking care of the COVID patients and people that are at higher risk." There are reports from the AP that the vaccine develope...

SPM NEWS 12.15.20 - 3:04PM The family of a 65-year-old Iowa man  is suing Tyson after he died of COVID-19 while working at the company's pork plant in Storm Lake. Michael Everhard, of Fonda, died June 18, three weeks after he contracted the virus. His family contends in a lawsuit that Tyson didn't implement proper safety precautions to protect Everhard and other employees from the virus. Several Tyson executives at the plant are also named in the lawsuit, which was filed on behalf of Everhard's three children. A Tyson spokeswoman said the company has implemented several safety measures that ...

Michael Everhard, of Fonda, died June 18, three weeks after he contracted the virus. His family contends in a lawsuit that Tyson didn’t implement proper safety precautions to protect Everhard and other employees from the virus. Several Tyson executives at the plant are also named in the lawsuit, which was filed on behalf of Everhard’s three children. A Tyson spokeswoman said the company has implemented several safety measures that meet or exceed federal guidelines designed to slow the spread of the virus. Previous Story