1,700 Workers Locked Out: Teamsters Hit Cargill With Federal Labor Charges in Colorado Showdown

1,700 Workers Locked Out: Teamsters Hit Cargill With Federal Labor Charges in Colorado Showdown

A labor dispute between one of the nation’s largest meat processors and more than 1,700 unionized workers escalated this week as the Teamsters union filed federal labor charges against Cargill, alleging the company illegally cut off pay

Teamsters File Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against Cargill

(WASHINGTON) – Teamsters Local 455 in Fort Morgan, Colo., has filed unfair labor practice charges against Cargill after the company cut off workers' access to pay and benefits. The charges come as the company continues to keep over 1,700 Teamsters locked out of the Fort Morgan beef processing facility. “Cargill is hurting working families in Fort Morgan by illegally cutting benefits and refusing to pay its own workforce after now locking them ou…