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

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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

Mar 24, 2026
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
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