The cutbacks follow six plant closures as Tyson responds to reduced customer demand.

The companies face allegations of wage suppression in the class action case.

Melanie Boulden will assume the position in addition to the role of chief growth officer.

Josh Hawley sought answers from Tyson CEO Donnie King in a letter earlier this week.

Doug Kulka will take over for Danyel Bischof-Forsyth who started the job in February.

The company will also donate protein to food banks around the country.

Stewart Glendinning took over the group president role last October.

The company’s move toward a driverless fleet is part of a partnership with Gatik AI Inc.

An investigation in 2020 found that supervisors were betting on how many workers would be infected with the virus.