Cargill Lockout in Fort Morgan Ends After 88 Days as Union Approves New Five-Year Contract

Colorado beef plant lockout ends

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Teamsters at Cargill prepare for second vote after locked-out workers narrowly reject contract

Fort Morgan, CO — On Monday, August 3, nearly 1500 Cargill workers in Fort Morgan voted on a proposed contract negotiated by Cargill Meat Solutions and Teamsters Local 455. The vote comes after the employer locked out the union workers for nearly three months. When the ballots were counted, the workers had voted to reject the proposed agreement by a margin of 25 votes, 749 to 724. In anticipation of a strike, Cargill stopped processing beef on A…

Cargill workers ratify new contract, ending work lockout, union says

The agreement ends a lockout that began May 20, when Cargill shut out more than 1,700 workers after employees rejected an earlier contract proposal.

Colorado Cargill employees approve new contract, end three month labor dispute

On Monday, employees at the Cargill plant in Fort Morgan voted to approve a new contract, bringing an end to a three-month-long labor dispute.

Cargill employees revote to return to work

Cargill’s beef processing plant will be returning to operations after a new vote by the Teamsters Local 455 Monday. After union members voted Aug. 3 not to accept a new offer from Cargill, employees began circulating a petition earlier this month and brought it to the Teamsters, asking to hold another vote. Workers gathered signatures, […]

Fort Morgan meatpackers vote “yes” on Cargill contract to end 88-day labor lockout

A push for better working conditions and higher pay left 1,700 workers with no job. Union officials said there were some gains but also it was “time to go back to work.”