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Tyson Foods Team Members
Reject Unions in Two Separate Elections


Springdale, AR (December 23, 1996)--On December 19, 1996, the team members at Tyson Foods Processing Plants in New Holland, Pennsylvania and the Live Haul truck drivers at Heflin, Alabama voted overwhelmingly to reject representation by two separate labor unions. The unofficial vote tally in the New Holland election was 78% opposed to and 22% in favor of representation by the Teamsters Union. In Heflin, drivers rejected representation by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union by 61% to 39%. Both elections were supervised by the National Labor Relations Board.

According to Tyson CEO and Chairman Leland Tollett, "We're gratified that our people have shown confidence in the team approach that we strive to achieve in all of our operations. We want to continue to emphasize our open-door policies and our dedication to good communication with our team members. We are pleased that these operations can now return without distraction to what we do best, making the world's finest chicken products."

Bill Jaycox, Tyson's Senior Vice President of Human Resources emphasized the company's commitment to working closely with its people. "We've always believed that we can be more responsive to the needs of our team members without a third party involved in the relationship. The success of this policy is clearly illustrated by the fact that the majority of our people around the country obviously feel the same way."

    Contact:
    Ed Nicholson (501) 290-4591
    Corporate Public Relations Manager
    email: nicholsone@tyson.com