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Image for article: “Without immigrants, there is no food, there is no work”: JBS meatpackers defend immigrants as historic strike continues at Greeley, Colorado plantOngoing

“Without immigrants, there is no food, there is no work”: JBS meatpackers defend immigrants as historic strike continues at Greeley, Colorado plant

56 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 18, 2026, 8:37 AM ET
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In one of the largest pickets in recent memory, thousands of workers marched and demonstrated outside the factory Tuesday in defense not only of ...

Start: Mar 16End: Mar 303,800 workers
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Food & Beverage Processing

Latest Headlines | JBS strike comes as beef industry already faces stressors - YouTube

56 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 18, 2026, 7:16 AM ET
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3. Add a comment... 2:54 · Go to channel Next 9NEWS. Workers strike outside JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley. Next 9NEWS. New. 1K views · 20:08 · Go ...

Ongoing
UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage ProcessingFood Supply Chain (packaging, distribution)

Union strike adds to rising beef costs amid tariffs, labor shortages | Cornell Chronicle

57 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 17, 2026, 8:46 PM ET
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Nearly 4,000 workers at the world's largest meatpacking company began a two-week strike in Colorado, a move which could make beef even more ...

Ongoing4,000 workers
UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage Processing

JBS strike comes as beef industry already faces stressors - YouTube

57 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 17, 2026, 7:06 PM ET
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Workers began striking Monday morning, halting operations at a facility that typically processes between 5000 and 6000 head of cattle each day.

Ongoing
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Food & Beverage ProcessingFarming & LivestockFood Supply Chain (packaging, distribution)
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9NEWS

57 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 17, 2026, 6:19 PM ET
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Workers began striking Monday morning, halting operations at a facility that typically processes between 5,000 and 6,000 head of cattle each day.

UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage ProcessingFarming & LivestockFood Supply Chain (packaging, distribution)
Image for article: 4,000 Meatpackers <b>Strike</b> in Colorado at Brazilian-Owned JBS - Payday ReportOngoing

4,000 Meatpackers Strike in Colorado at Brazilian-Owned JBS - Payday Report

57 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 17, 2026, 5:34 PM ET
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GREELEY — Thousands of union workers employed by the largest meatpacking company in the U.S. went on strike early Monday morning, calling for higher ...

3,800 workers
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Food & Beverage Processing
Image for article: <b>Workers</b> begin <b>strike</b> at JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley - Montrose Daily PressOngoing

Workers begin strike at JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley - Montrose Daily Press

57 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 17, 2026, 5:22 PM ET
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Nearly 4000 Colorado workers at one of the country's largest meatpacking plants began a strike Monday over wages, working conditions and “unlawful ...

4,000 workers
UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage Processing

Thousands of workers strike at JBS meatpacking plant - YouTube

57 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 17, 2026, 4:26 PM ET
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For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, click here: https://www.nbcnews.com » Subscribe to NBC News: ...

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Food & Beverage ProcessingOther Manufacturing
Image for article: Photo Gallery: Workers walk the picket line on the first day of strike at JBSOngoing

Photo Gallery: Workers walk the picket line on the first day of strike at JBS

57 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 17, 2026, 4:13 PM ET
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Photos from the first day of a strike at the JBS meatpacking facility in Greeley.

Start: Mar 16
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Food & Beverage Processing
Image for article: Thousands of JBS workers go on strike at meatpacking facility in GreeleyOngoing

Thousands of JBS workers go on strike at meatpacking facility in Greeley

57 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 17, 2026, 3:16 PM ET
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Striking employees carry picket signs near the JBS meatpacking plant Monday, March 16, 2026, in Greeley. Approximately 3,800 meatpackers are on strike ...

Start: Mar 163,800 workers
UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage Processing

JBS workers launch first US meatpacking strike in 40 years - YouTube

57 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 17, 2026, 2:57 PM ET
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JBS employees took to the streets of Greeley, Colorado, before sunrise to picket against the world's largest meat company, in a rare labor ...

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Food & Beverage Processing
Image for article: <b>Workers strike</b> at major US meatpacking plant - POLITICO ProOngoing

Workers strike at major US meatpacking plant - POLITICO Pro

57 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 17, 2026, 2:27 PM ET
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Union 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 ...

2,601 workers
UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage Processing
Image for article: <b>Workers</b> walk in first meatpacking <b>strike</b> in 40 years - People&#39;s WorldOngoing

Workers walk in first meatpacking strike in 40 years - People's World

57 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 17, 2026, 2:24 PM ET
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Meatpacking workers strike at Colorado's JBS-owned Swift Beef company, March 16, 2026, in Greeley, Colo.| Brittany Peterson/ AP. REELEY, Colo.

Start: Mar 164,000 workers
UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage Processing
Image for article: Thousands of <b>workers</b> go on <b>strike</b> at JBS plant in Greeley - Berthoud Weekly SurveyorSettled

Thousands of workers go on strike at JBS plant in Greeley - Berthoud Weekly Surveyor

57 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 17, 2026, 1:47 PM ET
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JBS workers went on strike on March 16, asking for wage increases, reimbursements for protective equipment and an updated contract. (Photo from ...

Start: Mar 16End: Mar 30
UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage Processing
Image for article: “We cannot continue to be worked like slaves”: Colorado meatpacking workers strike at JBS plantOngoing

“We cannot continue to be worked like slaves”: Colorado meatpacking workers strike at JBS plant

57 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 17, 2026, 10:56 AM ET
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They were among the 3,800 workers who launched a strike yesterday, the largest in the industry since the Hormel strike in 1985-86. Workers at the ...

Start: Mar 153,800 workers
UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage Processing

Workers strike outside JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley - YouTube

57 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 17, 2026, 8:12 AM ET
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JBS is the world's largest meat processor, and they've moved production out of Weld County during the strike.

Ongoing
UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage Processing
Image for article: Thousands of workers strike at one of the largest meatpacking plants in the USOngoing

Thousands of workers strike at one of the largest meatpacking plants in the US

57 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 17, 2026, 8:08 AM ET
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The strike at Swift Beef Co. plant, owned by JBS USA, comes at a 75-year low for the U.S. cattle population.

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Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Food & Beverage ProcessingFarming & Livestock
Image for article: JBS shifts production as 3,800 workers strike at Greeley beef plantOngoing

JBS shifts production as 3,800 workers strike at Greeley beef plant

57 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 17, 2026, 7:05 AM ET
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JBS 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 ...

3,800 workers
UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage ProcessingFood Supply Chain (packaging, distribution)
Image for article: Some <b>workers striking</b> at the JBS meatpacking facility say they were put in danger on the jobOngoing

Some workers striking at the JBS meatpacking facility say they were put in danger on the job

57 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 17, 2026, 6:06 AM ET
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But “many” JBS employees chose to go to work instead of striking, said Nikki Richardson, a company spokesperson, because “they want stability, they ...

Start: Mar 16800 workers
UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage Processing
Image for article: Thousands of <b>workers strike</b> at JBS meatpacking plant - NBC NewsOngoing

Thousands of workers strike at JBS meatpacking plant - NBC News

57 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 17, 2026, 5:00 AM ET
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Thousands of workers strike at JBS meatpacking plantMarch 16, 2026. Read More. Get more news on. Drones intercepted near the U.S. embassy in ...

Start: Mar 16
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Food & Beverage ProcessingFood Supply Chain (packaging, distribution)