Immigrant Workers in Colorado Lead "Historic Strike" at JBS, Largest U.S. Meat Processor
April 1, 2026
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More than 3,000 meatpacking workers in Greeley, Colorado, have been on strike since mid-March, the first major labor strike in the U.S. meatpacking industry since 1985. Workers at JBS USA, the U.S. subsidiary of Brazilian-based multinational JBS, are protesting unfair and dangerous labor conditions, including low wages, lack of personal protective gear and discrimination against its majority-immigrant workforce. "This company is one of the richest companies in the world, and the wage increases that they're offering simply just don't keep up with the economy and the high cost of living," says Kim Cordova, president of the union that represents JBS workers in Greeley. "These workers literally feed America," adds organizer Caitlyn Clark, director at the labor rights nonprofit Essential Workers for Democracy. "This is really a historic strike. These workers are standing up not just for their own plant, but the meatpacking industry as a whole."
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