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In this May 20, 2020 photo, residents cheer and hold thank you signs to greet employees of a Smithfield pork processing plant as they begin their shift in Sioux Falls, S.D.
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Employees of a Smithfield pork processing plant register to vote on June 3 on a contract offer from the company at the union's office in Sioux Falls, S.D. The union voted overwhelmingly against it, escalating labor negotiations.
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In this May 20, 2020, file photo, residents cheer and hold thank you signs to greet employees of a Smithfield pork processing plant as they begin their shift in Sioux Falls, S.D. Workers at the South Dakota meatpacking plant that became a coronavirus hotspot last year are considering a strike after contract negotiations between Smithfield Foods and the union have stalled, the union said Wednesday, June 2, 2021.
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Mike Drinnin checks his cellphone at a feedlot in Columbus, NE on Wednesday, June 10. Drinnin, who owns feedlots in Nebraska, said everyone involved in raising and feeding cattle felt the squeeze this spring when beef and pork processing plants were operating at roughly 60 percent of capacity, amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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In this photo provided by Cristobal Francisquez, his parents Paulina and Marcos Francisco pose for a photo in front of their house in Sioux City, Iowa, Monday, May 25, 2020. They bought the home after years of working in a meatpacking plant and other food processing jobs.
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This April 8, 2020 photo shows the Smithfield pork processing plant in Sioux Falls, SD. The union representing employees at the South Dakota pork processing plant says it will partially reopen on Monday, May 4 after shuttering more than two weeks ago because of a coronavirus outbreak that infected hundreds of employees.
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John Warminski prepares meat at Ronnie's Quality Meats in Detroit on Wednesday, April 29. President Donald Trump has ordered meat processing plants to stay open amid concerns over growing coronavirus COVID-19 cases and the impact on the nation's food supply.
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