GREELEY — Thousands of union workers employed by the largest meatpacking company in the U.S. went on strike early Monday morning, calling for higher wages and safer working conditions at the JBS facility in Greeley. Striking employees carry picket signs near the JBS meatpacking plant Monday in Greeley. JBS employees have been working on an extension of the expired contract since July and gave a seven-day notice that they planned to strike. In Greeley, workers process cattle into cuts of meat that end up on dinner tables nationwide. Striking employees protest as shift workers enter a parking lot near the JBS meatpacking plant Monday in Greeley.

Source: Daily Sun March 16, 2026 17:57 UTC