Workers from the JBS beef plant protest across the road from the plant in Greeley, Colo., on March 16, 2026. Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP
Workers at one of the largest meatpacking plants in the country decided to end a three-week strike and return to work on April 7, according to union leaders.
The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 has been on strike at the Swift Beef Company plant in Greeley, Colorado, major JBS USA facility, since March 16. UFCW Local 7 President Kim Cordova announced the end of the work stoppage in an April 4 letter to parent company JBS Foods.
