{"id":3188,"date":"2021-09-09T15:17:06","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T15:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/us-food-giant-mandates-vaccinations-for-workers-drivers\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:43:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:43:58","slug":"us-food-giant-mandates-vaccinations-for-workers-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/us-food-giant-mandates-vaccinations-for-workers-drivers\/","title":{"rendered":"US Food Giant Mandates Vaccinations for Workers, Drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The \u00a0debate over vaccine mandates has spilled over into the trucking industry with some shippers and major players now requiring drivers to be vaccinated, with Tyson Foods chiefly among them, reports Commercial Carrier Journal. <\/em><\/p>\n

Tyson’s president and CEO\u00a0Donnie King wrote<\/a>\u00a0that in response to the new and more dangerous strains of COVID in circulation, the company would require all U.S. workers to take the vaccine.<\/p>\n

Tyson Foods has struggled with COVID outbreaks in its meat processing facilities, but told\u00a0CCJ note an increasing demand from shippers, especially those with food-grade freight, for vaccinated drivers.<\/p>\n

Tyson will require all in-officer workers to be vaccinated by October 1, all other workers by November 1, and all new hires before their start date. Only union workers will be spared from the mandate for now, as Tyson will bargain with the union on that issue directly.<\/p>\n

Tyson, which employs more than 1,300 active truck drivers in one of the largest private fleets in the U.S., offered frontline workers a $200 incentive to verify their vaccination status.<\/p>\n

Tyson’s move follows other shippers requesting vaccinated drivers. \u00a0A fleet executive at a mid-sized regional carrier said a\u00a0shipper had asked for vaccinated drivers only. A second source asked to remain anonymous to avoid jeopardizing their business dealings showed\u00a0CCJ<\/em>\u00a0a contract from a shipper that said drivers must have their vaccination status on file with HR to avoid wearing masks on the premises.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0We haul a lot of food-grade product,\u00a0\u00bb the source said. \u00ab\u00a0A lot of our customers have requirements in general, like more stringent health and safety requirements for drivers, so there are really strict rules about who can be in their facilities and what PPE they have to have on.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

In the case of Tyson, it’s clear that drivers who refuse the vaccine and aren’t protected by union bargaining will have to look for work elsewhere.<\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0We had to suspend a driver last week because he was noncompliant with a shipper’s mask policy, but in their mask policy it stated that if the driver took their proof of vaccination to HR, the driver would be exempt from mask wearing,\u00a0\u00bb the executive said.<\/p>\n

Full CCJ story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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