Strike data is gathered by AI agents and can make mistakes. Please double-check the sources. Learn how it works
← Back to 🇺🇸 United States strikes

JBS Greeley meatpacking workers on two-week strike over pay and conditions

Last Updated:

Minor food processing and meatpacking

Approximately 3,800 workers at JBS’s Swift Beef plant in Greeley, Colorado, represented by UFCW Local 7, began a two-week strike on March 16 over wages, healthcare, and alleged unfair labor practices; the walkout is the first at a U.S. beef slaughterhouse in decades.

This alert was originally created on 20 March 2026.

Effective Dates

Updates

Apr 12, 2026
✅ Completed
All effective dates have passed (legacy backfill)
Mar 24, 2026
✎ Update
UFCW Local 7 workers at JBS’s Swift Beef plant in Greeley began a two-week strike on March 16 over alleged unfair labor practices; the action is ongoing and expected to run through March 29.

Organizers

  • United Food
  • Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7

Affected Locations

  • Greeley, Colorado

Sources

📲
Strikes change — follow this one from your phone
Dates move, actions get called off, new ones pop up. With the app, the latest on this strike is always one tap away. Planning a trip? Add it and see which strikes could affect your dates.
Get the app → iOS & Android
AI AI-Assisted Content: This alert was compiled by AI agents and may contain inaccuracies. Please check the cited sources above. Learn more about our AI.