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In Depth: 3,800 Workers Strike At Massive Meatpacking Plant
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Based on source story: 3,800 Workers Strike At Massive Meatpacking Plant from The Onion
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The Onion uses this report to examine 3,800 Strike At Massive Plant. About 3,800 at one of the nation’s striking in Colorado, the first walkout at a U.S. beef slaughterhouse in four decades, with the work stoppage following accusations that the company retaliated against employees and committed.
About 3,800 at one of the nation’s striking in Colorado, the first walkout at a U.S. Beef slaughterhouse in four decades, with the work stoppage following accusations that the company retaliated against employees and committed other unfair labor practices during contract negotiations.
I don’t care how you’re being treated, nobody gets in between me and my offal. That leaf blower you just bought will be on sale next week, chump.
About 3,800 at one of the nation’s striking in Colorado, the first walkout at a U.S. beef slaughterhouse in four decades, with the work stoppage following accusations that the company retaliated against employees and committed.
The report closes by linking the event to broader consequences.
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