America's Economy Is About to Be Hit with Another Major Stress Point

America's economy is about to be hit with another major stress point

President Donald Trump's economy is already struggling under the weight of his tariffs and his war in Iran. Now there's a risk of beef prices going up thanks to what some say is corporate greed. One of the largest meatpacking plants in the country has gone on strike for the first time in 40 years, and the New York Times is explaining why. JBS workers are represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers union, Local 7. They've been able to f…

Workers in Colorado have shut down one of the nation’s biggest meatpacking plants

It’s the largest strike in decades. Who wins if meat prices keep rising?

A Meatpacking Strike in Colorado Is Another Stress to Trump's Economy

GREELEY, Colo. -- More than 3,000 union workers on the high plains of Colorado walked off the job this week from one of the largest meatpacking plants in the country, hoping to use cracks in President Donald Trump's economy to…

Thousands Strike at U.S. Slaughterhouse Exposing a System in Crisis

Thousands of workers at a massive JBS beef plant in Colorado, where cows are slaughtered and “processed” into meat products, are on strike. As the workers demand safer conditions and fair treatment, their walkout is drawing national attention to one of the most dangerous industries in the country and a food system in crisis. One of the Most Dangerous Jobs in America Working inside a slaughterhouse or meat-processing plant is reportedly one of th…

Thousands of workers strike at meatpacking plant

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Thousands of workers for the world's largest meatpacking company began a two-week strike Monday in Colorado, threatening to make already costly beef even more expensive for U.S. consumers.