Collecting performance metrics through artificial intelligence could help incentivize workers in poultry processing and better manage productivity in real-time, improving employee retention.

Labor unions have agreed to support Tyson Foods’ requirement for U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by November.

Employees at Tyson Foods’ U.S. chicken processing plants who have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will be entered into a weekly drawing for $10,000.

The meat processing and retail industries faced numerous challenges in 2020 but worker safety took precedence during the pandemic.