Tyson Workers Finally Get $500,000 In Overtime Wages Owed (to 3,000 workers)

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Workers Independent News

Submitted by Doug Cunningham

It's been a long time comin'. But thousands of Tyson workers are finally getting overtime wages they're owed. Jesse Russell reports.

Three thousand Tyson workers in Alabama who have been awaiting the result of litigation that was started in 2002 will receive $500,000 in overtime wages. Those wages will cover time the workers at the poultry processing plant spent washing up after their work shift and the time it took to put on protective items when starting a shift. The Department of Labor alleged that the company was required to pay for that time. Tyson has denied any wrong doing and said the wages weren’t paid because the law regarding what activities should and shouldn’t be compensated is vague. The company has agreed to pay the $500,000 in back pay to the 3,000 workers as well as change the way it keeps hours for certain employees. The company said the changes could impact as many as 47 plants across the country. The new plan could provide between eight and 12 minutes of extra pay to shift workers at the impacted plants.

Read more: http://www.laborradio.org/node/13633

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[OhioChick]

1. Good for them! It's about time. n/t

[Omaha Steve]

2. Kick