The day after Tyson Foods released the results of its facility-wide COVID-19 testing initiative, protesters with Venceremos marched through downtown Springdale to demand that Governor Asa Hutchinson briefly shutdown Northwest Arkansas's poultry plants to allow workers to quarantine.
Protesters Demand Poultry Plant Closures As Tyson Releases COVID-19 Testing Results
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Two puppets made by Venceremos protesters represent Governor Asa Hutchinson and the region's poultry workers.
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Protesters marched down Emma Avenue in downtown Springdale.
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Protesters are demanding that Governor Hutchinson briefly shutdown poultry plants so workers can quarantine.
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Venceremos Director Magaly Licolli speaks to protesters outside Tyson's offices in downtown Springdale.
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