Workers at major Colorado meatpacking plan win wage increases in deal with JBS USA Workers at the Swift Beef Co. plant in Greeley, Colorado, have reached a deal with plant owner JBS USA The Independent UK · Apr 12
Workers plan to halt strike at major US meatpacking plant and resume negotiations Workers at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants plan to return to work next week and halt a three-week strike to resume negotiations with the plant's owner The Independent UK · Apr 5
Thousands of workers set to strike at major US meatpacking plant About 3,800 workers at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants were set to strike in Colorado on Monday morning The Independent UK · Mar 16
Workers end strike at King Soopers grocery stores and both sides agree to resume bargaining More than 10,000 King Soopers grocery workers across the greater Denver area have ended their 12-day strike The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025
Thousands of Denver-area King Soopers grocery store workers go on strike Some 10,000 grocery store workers are now on strike in Denver and nearby areas, claiming unfair and illegal negotiating practices by the King Soopers store chain The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2025
U.S. Meatpacking Industry Faces Crisis As Trump's Deportation Plans Threaten Workforce Heavily dependent on immigrant labor, the sector braces for disruption as deportations threaten labor shortages, higher prices, and operational instability. International Business Times · Dec 19, 2024
U.S. Meatpacking Industry Faces Crisis as Trump's Deportation Plans Threaten Workforce Heavily dependent on immigrant labor, the sector braces for disruption as deportations threaten labor shortages, higher prices, and operational instability. Latin Times · Dec 19, 2024
Meatpacking Industry In Colorado Braces For 'Devastating' Mass Deportations Plans Under Trump Trump has vowed to carry out the largest deportation plan in U.S. history, potentially harming industries across the country and the overall economy. International Business Times · Dec 11, 2024
Trump's Mass Deportation Plan Would 'Kill' Critical Sector of US Food Industry, Union President Warns Trump has vowed to carry out the largest deportation plan in U.S. history, potentially harming industries across the country and the overall economy. Latin Times · Dec 11, 2024
Kroger accused of strike sabotage “These companies rigged the system against us, undermining our right to fight for better pay and fair treatment" Salon · Dec 2, 2024
JBS Responds to Allegations of Exploitation of Haitian Workers at Colorado Plant "Any allegations of poor living conditions are unacceptable and upsetting," the company said in a statement sent to The Latin Times Latin Times · Sep 25, 2024
Union Demands Investigation into Exploitation of Haitian Migrants at JBS Meat Plant in Colorado UFCW Local 7 urges authorities to investigate alleged labor abuses at JBS facilities citing "serious human trafficking tactics." Latin Times · Sep 25, 2024
Why the Kroger-Albertsons merger stalled "Kroger and ACI have decided that collusion is more profitable than competition,” said Colorado's attorney general Salon · Feb 20, 2024
It's much more than a supply chain issue "It's about workers rising up saying, ‘You know what? This just isn't worth my life today’” Salon · Feb 10, 2022