On August 13th, over 2,500 workers at Tyson Foods in Joslin, Illinois were suddenly told they were laid off and the plant was closing. Many of the workers have been there for years and decades, putting in long hours to feed the whole country, only to find themselves kicked to the curb with a tiny severance. Tyson Foods reported a third-quarter profit of $182 million, and it has received millions in tax credits from the people of Illinois. Now, the plant’s closure is expected to cost the Quad Cities area $116 million in lost wages.

Illinois residents, please support the workers today by joining their call to demand Governor Prtizker of Illinois seize the Joslin plant and keep jobs here in the Midwest.