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JBS Meat Processing Workers Stage Wildcat Strike

HeadlineJul 13, 2020

In Greeley, Colorado, workers at a JBS meat processing plant held a wildcat strike Friday, demanding better pay and safety improvements amid the pandemic. The work stoppage came after hundreds of plant employees tested positive for COVID-19, with six dying of the disease. In April, President Trump ordered meatpacking plants to stay open despite health risks to workers.   

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