Cargill Workers Ratify New Contract, Ending Work Lockout, Union Says

Cargill workers ratify new contract, ending work lockout, union says

The agreement ends a lockout that began May 20, when Cargill shut out more than 1,700 workers after employees rejected an earlier contract proposal.

Cargill workers vote to end dispute that idled US beef plant

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Cargill employees voted to end a labor dispute that halted cattle ​slaughtering at a beef plant ‌in Fort Morgan, Colorado, since April and left about 1,700 workers without pay, the company and workers' union ...

Cargill employees revote to return to work

Cargill’s beef processing plant will be returning to operations after a new vote by the Teamsters Local 455 Monday. After union members voted Aug. 3 not to accept a new offer from Cargill, employees began circulating a petition earlier this month and brought it to the Teamsters, asking to hold another vote. Workers gathered signatures, […]

Fort Morgan meatpackers vote “yes” on Cargill contract to end 88-day labor lockout

A push for better working conditions and higher pay left 1,700 workers with no job. Union officials said there were some gains but also it was “time to go back to work.”

Cargill workers in Fort Morgan approve new deal, ending monthslong labor lockout

Cargill meatpacking workers in Fort Morgan on Monday voted in favor of the company’s latest proposal, bringing to an end a monthslong labor dispute.

Cargill lockout in Fort Morgan ends after 88 days as union approves new five-year contract

The union representing nearly 2,000 workers at a meatpacking plant in Fort Morgan said workers will soon be able to return to their jobs after members overwhelmingly approved a new contract Monday.