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3,800 Workers Strike World’s Largest Meat Producer
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 Mar. 16, 2026 | STRIKES | About 3,800 JBS meatpacking workers in Greeley, Colorado, plan to go on strike starting [today], crippling production at one of the largest U.S. beef plants as consumers face record-high prices. The labor disruption pits a workforce made up largely of immigrants against the world's largest meat company, and it has already driven ranchers to deliver cattle to alternate facilities. JBS has participated in unfair labor practices and not negotiated fairly on a new contract over the past eight months, UFCW Local 7 Kim Cordova said. “Workers sought wages that keep pace with inflation and wanted the company to stop charging them for replacing protective equipment they wear to do their jobs safely.” Reuters
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