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'They have to treat us better than that': Cargill workers rally after company initiates 'lock out'

Denver7 · · 545 words · By Danielle Kreutter
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10 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The street outside the employee entrance of the Cargill Meat Solutions factory in Fort Morgan is lined with workers, while barricades block the way inside.”
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Multiple independent web search results (The Colorado Sun and another news source) confirm that more than 1,700 union employees were locked out of the Cargill Meat Solutions plant in Fort Morgan.
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web search NEUTRAL — A day after rejecting Cargill Meat Solutions “last, best and final offer,” more than 1,700 union workers employed at the Fort Morgan plant found themselves locked out Wednesday by the company. “They v…
https://coloradosun.com/2026/05/20/cargill-workers-reject-co…
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web search NEUTRAL — More than 1700 union employees were locked out of Cargill Meat Solutions in Fort Morgan on Wednesday.
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/video/more-than-1700-union-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Workers at the Cargill meat packing plant in Fort Morgan have tested positive for the coronavirus, but officials are not saying how many cases have been conf...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_VI5yTGYd8
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“[the union] has been in negotiations with Cargill since February”
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While web results confirm Teamsters Local 455 represents workers and that there is a dispute over wages and safety, no specific evidence in the provided results confirms the exact start date of negotiations as February.
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web search NEUTRAL — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) is a labor union in the United States and Canada.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Brotherhood_of_T…
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web search NEUTRAL — Teamsters Local 455 represents more than 10,000 members in the Rocky Mountain Region. Giving You a Voice on the Job. Teamsters have the right to negotiate with their employer over wages, benefits and …
https://www.teamsterslocal455.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — Cargill Meat Solutions is a major agriculture and meat processing company with operations across the world. The company has refused to offer Local 455 members needed improvements in wages, health care…
https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20260521ph64983…
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“things took an odd turn back in April, when the company stopped bringing cattle into the factory.”
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AgWeb confirms a halt in processing at the Fort Morgan plant and a shift in production, but the provided evidence does not explicitly specify that this began in April.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The first list includes the largest companies in the United States by revenue as of 2024, according to the Fortune 500 and Forbes rankings. The Fortune 500 list of companies includes only publicly tra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_companies_in_t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1965), better known by his ring name the Undertaker, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he is a brand ambassador as well as a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Undertaker
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fort Morgan is the home rule municipality city that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 11,597 at the 2020 Unite…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Morgan,_Colorado
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“The company has been required to pay the [union] membership their 32-hour guarantee.”
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The provided evidence contains general information about Cargill's corporate values and job requirements, but no mention of a '32-hour guarantee' for union members.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jade Cargill (born June 3, 1992) is an American professional wrestler. She has been signed to WWE since 2023, where she performs on the SmackDown brand. She is a former one-time WWE Women's Champion. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_Cargill
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cargill, Incorporated is an American multinational food corporation that produces grain and other agricultural commodities such as palm oil, energy, steel, transport, livestock, feed, as well as food …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargill
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cargill family, also known as the Cargill-MacMillan family, refers to the multi-generational descendants of the American business executive William Wallace Cargill (December 15, 1844 – October 17,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargill_family
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“She has worked at the factory for the last four years”
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The search results for 'Anabel Hurtado' return a LinkedIn profile for a person in Austin, Texas, which does not confirm employment at the Fort Morgan factory for four years.
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web search NEUTRAL — While at Cargill in Fort Morgan Colorado TruckerTwotimes and Jerry had to reload 6 times to get the weight right after telling the dispatch office the maximu...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyv3pHZ57KQ
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web search NEUTRAL — Building a more resilient food system. As a company that sits at the center of the global food system, Cargill plays a unique role in connecting farmers, food producers, and consumers.
https://www.cargill.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — · Location: Austin · 225 connections on LinkedIn. View Anabel Hurtado’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anabel-hurtado
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“working conditions which include employees working in 90-degree rooms with high humidity without appropriate breaks.”
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The evidence discusses energy improvements and employee housing, but there is no specific evidence regarding 90-degree rooms or lack of breaks.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products to nourish the world.As a company that sits at the center of the global food system, Cargill pla…
https://www.cargill.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — This includes automation and technology upgrades at the plant through its Factory of the Future initiative. These enhancements are designed to improve workplace safety and increase operational efficie…
https://www.01net.it/cargill-officially-opens-new-employee-h…
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web search NEUTRAL — 27 Aug 2012 --- Recent investments by Cargill at its Fort Morgan, Colo., beef processing plant, totaling approximately $1.8 million, have increased the facility’s energy efficiency and reduced the use…
https://www.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/cargill-fort-morga…
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“We've had three documented cases since December of our members using the restroom in their pants and management has done nothing”
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The web results for this claim are dictionary definitions of 'there', 'their', and 'they're' and do not contain any information regarding restroom incidents at the factory.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Note: Do not confuse there, which has meanings that mostly relate to a literal or abstract location, with the words their and they're. Their has to do with what belongs to or is associate…
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/there
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web search NEUTRAL — We can use there at the start of a clause as a type of indefinite subject. This means that we can put the actual subject at the end of the clause and so give it emphasis or focus (underlined below): …
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/there
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 17, 2022 · In this article, we’ll explain the meanings of their, there, and they’re, how to use each word correctly, and provide example sentences for each term. We’ll also give some tips on how t…
https://www.dictionary.com/articles/their-vs-there-vs-theyre
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“Cargill initiated a lockout on May 20, 2026, at our Fort Morgan, Colorado, beef facility”
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The claim specifies a date of May 20, 2026. However, the provided web search result from 'The Colorado Sun' describes the lockout as happening 'Wednesday' and '1 day ago' in a context that implies a current event, not a future event in 2026. The date 2026 is likely a typo in the claim, as the evidence points to a current real-time event.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cargill, Incorporated is an American multinational food corporation that produces grain and other agricultural commodities such as palm oil, energy, steel, transport, livestock, feed, as well as food …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargill
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · A day after rejecting Cargill Meat Solutions “last, best and final offer,” more than 1,700 union workers employed at the Fort Morgan plant found themselves locked out Wednesday by the comp…
https://coloradosun.com/2026/05/20/cargill-workers-reject-co…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products to nourish the world.
https://www.cargill.com/
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“the lockout was initiated because continued uncertainty around a potential work stoppage creates challenges for operating safely, responsibly and reliably.”
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The claim is a direct quote from a Cargill spokesperson (Hli Yang) as reported in the cross-referenced source from Colorado Sun.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Cargill spokesperson Hli Yang said the company initiated the lockout because “continued uncertainty around a potential work stoppage creates challenges to operating safely, responsibly and reliably.”
https://coloradosun.com/2026/05/20/cargill-workers-reject-co…
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“We believe our proposal is fair and competitive, representing an estimated $33.4 million investment over five years.”
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The claim is a direct quote from Cargill's proposal as reported in the cross-referenced source from Colorado Sun.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — We believe our proposal is fair and competitive, representing an estimated $33.4 million investment over five years.
https://coloradosun.com/2026/05/20/cargill-workers-reject-co…
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