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Image for article: This website is unavailable in your location. – KIRO 7 News SeattlePlanned

This website is unavailable in your location. – KIRO 7 News Seattle

57 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 16, 2026, 12:19 AM ET
kiro7.com(opens in a new tab)

GREELEY, Colo. — About 3,800 workers at one of the nation's largest meatpacking plants were set to strike Monday morning in Colorado in what union ...

3,800 workers
UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage Processing
Image for article: 3,800 <b>workers</b> are set to <b>strike</b> Monday at one of the nation&#39;s largest meatpacking plantsPlanned

3,800 workers are set to strike Monday at one of the nation's largest meatpacking plants

57 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 16, 2026, 12:13 AM ET
uk.finance.yahoo.com(opens in a new tab)

The strike at the Swift Beef Co. plant in Greeley was set to begin at 5:30 a.m. MDT, said Kim Cordova, president of United Food and Commercial Workers ...

3,800 workers
UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage Processing
Image for article: 3800 <b>workers</b> are set to <b>strike</b> Monday at one of the nation&#39;s largest meatpacking plantsPlanned

3800 workers are set to strike Monday at one of the nation's largest meatpacking plants

57 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 16, 2026, 12:12 AM ET
apnews.com(opens in a new tab)

About 3800 workers at one of the nation's largest meatpacking plants were set to strike in Colorado on Monday morning.

3,800 workers
UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage Processing
Image for article: Immigrant <b>workers</b> launch <b>strike</b> at JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colorado - WSWSOngoing

Immigrant workers launch strike at JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colorado - WSWS

57 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 16, 2026, 12:09 AM ET
wsws.org(opens in a new tab)

Workers across the country, regardless of legal status, race or nationality, have an obligation to support the strike.

Start: Oct 123,800 workers
UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage Processing
Image for article: 3,800 UFCW-Represented Meatpacking Workers Are Set To Strike At A Colorado Plant Monday, ‘The First Labor Strike In The Meatpacking Industry In Decades’Planned

3,800 UFCW-Represented Meatpacking Workers Are Set To Strike At A Colorado Plant Monday, ‘The First Labor Strike In The Meatpacking Industry In Decades’

58 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 15, 2026, 8:55 AM ET
wnylabortoday.com(opens in a new tab)

The decision came after 99% of the Workers represented by United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7 voted to authorize a ULP S strike after nine ...

Start: Mar 163,800 workers
UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage ProcessingFreight & Cargo
Image for article: 4,000 Meatpackers in Colorado Authorize <b>Strike</b> at JBS, World&#39;s Largest Meat ProducerPlanned

4,000 Meatpackers in Colorado Authorize Strike at JBS, World's Largest Meat Producer

59 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 13, 2026, 10:22 PM ET
democracynow.org(opens in a new tab)

In Colorado, nearly 4000 meatpacking workers are set to begin a strike on Monday to protest unfair and dangerous labor conditions at JBS USA, ...

Start: Mar 164,000 workers
UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage ProcessingFood Supply Chain (packaging, distribution)
Image for article: JBS Greeley workers plan to strike starting March 16Planned

JBS Greeley workers plan to strike starting March 16

59 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 13, 2026, 9:37 PM ET
hpj.com(opens in a new tab)

Union workers at the JBS Greeley meat packing plant provided a notice that they would begin striking on March 16 until the company came to an ...

3,800 workers
UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage ProcessingFood Supply Chain (packaging, distribution)
Image for article: Beef Plant Workers Plan to StrikePlanned

Beef Plant Workers Plan to Strike

60 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 13, 2026, 6:14 PM ET
kwch.com(opens in a new tab)

Workers at one of the largest beef processing plants say they plan to walk off the job starting March 16.

Start: Mar 16
UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage ProcessingFood Supply Chain (packaging, distribution)
Image for article: Will Coloradans see higher beef prices if JBS workers go on strike?Ongoing

Will Coloradans see higher beef prices if JBS workers go on strike?

60 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 13, 2026, 8:24 AM ET
greeleytribune.com(opens in a new tab)

As thousands of JBS meatpacking workers in Greeley prepare to strike next week, it's not clear if there will be any impact on beef prices.

Start: Feb 93,800 workers
UNITED_STATES
General Retail (supermarkets, department stores)Food & Beverage ProcessingFarming & LivestockFood Supply Chain (packaging, distribution)
Image for article: Albion sugar workers strike over incentive payments, retroactive wagesOngoing

Albion sugar workers strike over incentive payments, retroactive wages

60 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 13, 2026, 8:05 AM ET
stabroeknews.com(opens in a new tab)

Around 50 sugar workers attached to the Albion Estate downed tools this week, protesting payment and work-related issues. Workers from the 16A, ...

50 workers
GUYANA
Food & Beverage ProcessingFarming & Livestock
Image for article: Nearly 3,800 JBS unionized meatpackers in Greeley plan to strike March 16Planned

Nearly 3,800 JBS unionized meatpackers in Greeley plan to strike March 16

61 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 12, 2026, 1:14 PM ET
hppr.org(opens in a new tab)

A worker heads into the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley in fall 2020. Packers Sanitation Services Inc., or PSSI, one of the country's largest food ...

Start: Mar 163,800 workers
UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage ProcessingFood Supply Chain (packaging, distribution)
Image for article: Photo essay: Decision DayPlanned

Photo essay: Decision Day

61 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 12, 2026, 8:34 AM ET
thefern.org(opens in a new tab)

In the lobby of the hotel, workers were given a blue slip of paper with a simple choice: “Strike/Huelga” or “No Strike/No Huelga.” Some 90 percent of ...

UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage Processing
Image for article: Meatpacker JBS shifts operations at Greeley plant, braces for a <b>worker strike</b> next weekPlanned

Meatpacker JBS shifts operations at Greeley plant, braces for a worker strike next week

61 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 12, 2026, 8:02 AM ET
kunc.org(opens in a new tab)

Workers at the JBS plant in Greeley are planning to strike starting Monday. The meatpacking giant has stopped all processing at the plant and is ...

Start: Mar 16
UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage ProcessingFood Supply Chain (packaging, distribution)
Image for article: Colorado <b>workers</b> to <b>strike</b> Monday in largest US meatpacking <b>work</b> stoppage in 40 yearsPlanned

Colorado workers to strike Monday in largest US meatpacking work stoppage in 40 years

61 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 12, 2026, 12:39 AM ET
wsws.org(opens in a new tab)

Workers at the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colorado will begin a strike on Monday, March 16 after voting more than 99 percent in favor of ...

3,800 workers
UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage Processing

JBS employees to strike in Colorado, accuse company of unsafe working conditions

61 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 11, 2026, 11:08 PM ET
youtube.com(opens in a new tab)

Workers at the JBS meat processing facility in Greeley are preparing to strike after failing to reach a labor agreement with the company.

Planned
UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage Processing
Image for article: Meat processing <b>workers</b> expected to <b>strike</b> in Greeley - CBS ColoradoPlanned

Meat processing workers expected to strike in Greeley - CBS Colorado

61 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 11, 2026, 10:30 PM ET
cbsnews.com(opens in a new tab)

Workers at the JBS meat processing facility in Greeley are preparing to strike Monday.

UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage Processing

Meat processing workers expected to strike in Greeley - YouTube

61 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 11, 2026, 10:30 PM ET
youtube.com(opens in a new tab)

Workers at the JBS meat processing facility in Greeley are preparing to strike Monday. For video licensing inquiries, ...

Planned
UNITED_STATES
Food & Beverage Processing
Image for article: Nearly 4000 US meatpacking <b>workers</b> to <b>strike</b> at plant run by top Trump donorOngoing

Nearly 4000 US meatpacking workers to strike at plant run by top Trump donor

62 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 11, 2026, 6:00 PM ET
theguardian.com(opens in a new tab)

Workers at JBS USA to strike Monday in what will be the first labor strike in the meatpacking industry in decades.

Start: Mar 163,800 workers
UNITED_STATES
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Food & Beverage Processing
Image for article: Prostitution decriminalization bill not moving forward; JBS <b>workers</b> to go on <b>strike</b> in GreeleyPlanned

Prostitution decriminalization bill not moving forward; JBS workers to go on strike in Greeley

62 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 11, 2026, 5:55 PM ET
kgnu.org(opens in a new tab)

This story was reported by the Colorado Capital News Alliance. JBS workers to go on strike in Greeley. Nearly 3,800 workers at the JBS meatpacking ...

Start: Mar 163,800 workers
UNITED_STATES
Public Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)Food & Beverage Processing

Thousands of workers at JBS meatpacking plant prepare to go on strike - YouTube

62 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAR 10, 2026, 8:16 PM ET
youtube.com(opens in a new tab)

JBS said if a strike shuts down their plant in Greeley, they'll move production elsewhere until workers return.

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