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Colorado meat workers to end strike, return to work without new contract
April 6, 2026 // The standoff between the JBS-owned meat packing plant in Greeley and its employees appears to be ending after three weeks. Saturday, the company and the labor union representing the approximately 3,800 workers who work there announced the workers would return to work at 5 a.m. Tuesday. The union and workers agreed to return to work after the company agreed to return for two days of face-to-face contract negotiations beginning April 9
Thousands of workers strike at one of the largest meatpacking plants in the US
March 16, 2026 // As the sun rose, employees picketed outside the Swift Beef Co. plant in Greeley, one of the largest slaughterhouses in the nation that’s owned by JBS USA. Walking back and forth in the morning cold, bundled in blankets, some yelled “huelga!” — Spanish for “strike.” Others waved signs encouraging people to not buy from JBS. The first walkout at a U.S. beef slaughterhouse in four decades follows accusations from union officials that the company retaliated against workers and committed other unfair labor practices. They said the company offered wage increases of less than 2% annually, which is below Colorado’s inflation rate.