Tyson Foods, the largest meatpacking and processing company in the U.S., has shuttered two of its facilities in Illinois and Utah, laying off more than 3,000 workers. The company said in a release earlier this month it’d be closing its Joslin, Illinois, and Eagle Mountain, Utah, facilities, claiming “one of the most historic cattle shortages the country has ever experienced” as the reason for the move. About 2,500 Tyson employees were impacted in Illinois alone due to the sudden closure of the plant. Workers and supporters held a rally in Joslin Friday in protest of the mass layoffs. They’re demanding the facility be reopened, as well as six months of full compensation and benefits for workers who’ve been left jobless. This comes as Tyson Foods CEO and President Donnie King made over $34 million in 2025, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission.