StrikeRadarOPERATIONS-CRITICAL STRIKE INTELLIGENCEUFCW Local 7 says 99% of 3,800 unionized employees authorized action, marking first U.S. meatpacking strike in four decades
Thousands of workers at JBS’s Swift Beef plant in Greeley, Colorado, are on strike after a 99 percent strike-authorization vote by the plant’s 3,800 unionized employees, union officials said. UFCW Local 7 began picketing before dawn on March 16, and more than 2,600 workers were on the line by early Monday. Workers are seeking wage increases, reimbursement for protective equipment, and an updated contract, and the union announced a two-week walkout unless a settlement is reached sooner. JBS, the world’s largest meat processor, has moved production out of Weld County during the strike.
In Oregon, the state’s first-ever community college strike entered its second week at Portland Community College, with classes remaining remote and final grades not yet posted as mediation continues between administrators and the Faculty Federation and Academic Professionals. In the United Kingdom, a court fined Unite £265,000 for breaching an injunction by “slow walking” and blocking waste vehicles during Birmingham bin strike protests, after uncollected waste built up and a major incident was declared last year, according to the judgment. Together, the disputes span food processing, education, and public services across the United States and the United Kingdom.
The actions affect U.S. food processing and higher education, while a U.K. court ruling underscores legal limits on picketing tactics.
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OngoingPhotos from the first day of a strike at the JBS meatpacking facility in Greeley.
OngoingOregon's first ever community college strike entered it's second week Monday with staff and some students still holding picket lines outside ...
JBS employees took to the streets of Greeley, Colorado, before sunrise to picket against the world's largest meat company, in a rare labor ...
OngoingUnion officials said 99 percent of the plant's 3,800 unionized workers voted to strike. More than 2,600 showed up at the picket line by early Monday ...
OngoingMeatpacking workers strike at Colorado's JBS-owned Swift Beef company, March 16, 2026, in Greeley, Colo.| Brittany Peterson/ AP. REELEY, Colo.
SettledJBS workers went on strike on March 16, asking for wage increases, reimbursements for protective equipment and an updated contract. (Photo from ...
OngoingIt won't be broken - these workers are fighting for council workers everywhere." Graham also said "every single penny will come out of Labour's ...
OngoingA judge rules the union repeatedly breached an injunction preventing the blocking of waste vehicles.
JBS is the world's largest meat processor, and they've moved production out of Weld County during the strike.
OngoingThe strike at Swift Beef Co. plant, owned by JBS USA, comes at a 75-year low for the U.S. cattle population.
OngoingJBS says many employees reported for work Monday even as 3800 union members at its Greeley beef plant walked off the job, launching a strike over ...
OngoingBut “many” JBS employees chose to go to work instead of striking, said Nikki Richardson, a company spokesperson, because “they want stability, they ...
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OngoingGREELEY, Colo. — About 3800 workers for the world's largest meatpacking company began striking Monday in Colorado, and if they don't get a new ...
OngoingAfter union negotiations fell apart with the meatpacking giant JBS last week, workers went on strike Monday. They're fighting for better pay and ...
OngoingThousands of workers for the world's largest meatpacking company have gone on strike. The dispute could make already costly beef even more ...
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SettledMultiCare workers picket in front of the hospital while on strike Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Yakima, Wash. Evan Abell / Yakima Herald-Republic.
OngoingEmployees protest unfair practices and wages. ... Several beef patties on a conveyor in a meat processing plant. JBS Foods workers are. Striking workers ...
OngoingThousands of workers for the world's largest meatpacking company have gone on strike. The dispute could make already costly beef even more expensive ...
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OngoingThousands of workers from the Swift Beef Co. are going on strike after alleging the company committed unfair labor practices.
OngoingScabby the Rat & striking Writers Guild Staff Union members protested outside SAG-AFTRA HQ today as the WGA & the studios had 1st day of contract ...
OngoingThousands of JBS meatpacking workers in Colorado began a strike over contract disputes. The union demands higher wages, safety equipment and better ...