Fort Morgan meatpackers reach tentative agreement with Cargill to end nearly 70-day lockout

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Souleymane Diallo, 37, originally from Mauritania, holds a sign while sitting on the grass with other Mauritanian Cargill meatpacking workers during a picket at Library Park Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in Fort Morgan. The company has locked out its workers and shuttered the plant as Teamsters Local 455 fights for a new contract. (Cheney Orr, The Colorado Sun via Report for America)

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The 1,700 beef processing employees haven’t been allowed to return to work since May 20, as negotiations on a new contract hit a wall