3,800 workers are on strike at one of the largest meatpacking plants in the US
Source: AP
Updated 7:06 AM CDT, March 16, 2026
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — About 3,800 workers at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants went on strike Monday in Colorado in what union representatives said is the first walkout at a U.S. beef slaughterhouse since the 1980s.
The strike at the Swift Beef Co. plant in Greeley began Monday morning, said Claire Poundstone, an attorney representing United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7. Poundstone said she expected workers to participate in the strike line through the evening.
“We’ll be here all day,” she said.
The strike follows accusations from union officials that owner JBS USA retaliated against workers and committed other unfair labor practices amid contract negotiations. A previous contract expired at midnight Sunday.
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