Swift Beef Strike: First in 35 Years

0:00This is Corey, keeping you informed on what's happening worldwide. You're listening to Global News today. Workers at the Swift Beef Company Plan in Greeley, Colorado walked off the job this morning at 5.30 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time. The strike involves members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 who accuse owner JBS USA of retaliation and unfair labor practices. During contract talks, their previous deal expired at midnight Sunday. Union leaders say the company held one-on-one meetings to push workers out of the union and talk stalled after JBS refused to negotiate over the weekend. 99% of the workers voted to authorize the action. This comes amid a 75-year-low in U.S. cattle numbers with just 86,200,000 head as of January 1st. Beef prices are high, adding to economic worries, and it follows the recent closure of another meatpacking plan in Nebraska. JBS says it will keep the plan running two shifts today using non-striking employees and ship production to other sites.

1:03The company claims full compliance with labor laws and aims for a quick, fair resolution. It's the first strike at a U.S. slaughterhouse since 1985 at a Hormel plant in Minnesota, which dragged on for over a year. DNN is brought to you by our sponsor link in the description. Headphones in a pillow. Once you try it, it just makes sense. S-O-L-I-SOLYPELLO.COM