Workers plan to halt strike at major US meatpacking plant and resume negotiations

Workers to Return as Union Ends Strike at Major US Beef Plant

Workers at one of the largest meatpacking plants in the country decided to end a three-week strike and return to work on April 7, according to union leaders. The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 has been on strike at the Swift Beef Company plant in Greeley, Colorado, since March 16. UFCW Local 7 President Kim Cordova announced the end of the work stoppage in an April 4 letter to JBS Foods. Contract negotiations will begin late next wee…

Colorado Immigrant Workers Spark a Groundbreaking Strike at America’s Largest Meat Processor

In a significant labor action that underscores the growing power of immigrant workers in the United States, employees at JBS’s Greeley, Colorado facility-one of the largest meat processing plants in the nation-have initiated what is being called a “historic strike.” This move, driven by demands for better wages, improved working conditions, and greater respect in [...]

Colorado meatpacking workers end strike as JBS agrees to resume talks

Workers plan to halt strike at major Greeley meatpacking plant and resume negotiation

Workers at the Greeley JBS meatpacking plant, one of the nation's largest, have agreed to return to work and halt a three-week strike after plant owner JBS USA agreed to resume negotiations, labor union representatives announced Saturday.The strike by thousands of workers at the Swift Beef Co. plant began on March 16 in coordination with the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 union in a bid for higher wages and better health care.The str…

Workers plan to halt strike at major US meatpacking plant and resume negotiations

Workers at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants plan to return to work next week and halt a three-week strike in order to resume negotiations with the plant's owner.

Workers plan to halt strike at major U.S. meatpacking plant and resume negotiations

Workers at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants plan to return to work next week and halt a three-week strike to resume negotiations with the plant's owner.