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The 2018 Cargill strike was an American protest held by employees of the Dayton, Virginia United States plant of Cargill, a poultry manufacturing corporation. [ 1 ] Background
Cargill, Incorporated is an American multinational food corporation based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware. [5] [6] [7]Founded in 1865 by William Wallace Cargill, it is the largest privately held company in the United States in terms of revenue.
In 1979 when the Adolf Coors Brewing Company came to Rockingham County it caused an uproar; some citizens thought it would corrupt the morals of the area while others wanted the new jobs. [15] In 2018, a series of strikes and protests were held in Dayton's Cargill plant. [16] [17] View of Rockingham County from Massanutten Mountain (looking west)
Dayton is a town in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. The population is 1,530 as of the 2010 census. The population is 1,530 as of the 2010 census. It is included in the Harrisonburg, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Cargill Meat Solutions is a subsidiary of the Minneapolis-based multinational agribusiness giant Cargill Inc, [1] [2] that comprises Cargill's North American beef, turkey, food service and food distribution businesses. Cargill Meat Solutions' corporate office is located in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Jody Horner is the division's president. [3]
In February 2018, several employees of Cargill's Dayton, Virginia, plan protested over poor health benefits and bad working conditions, and protesting over the company allegedly firing employees that organized to create a union. [48] The protests lead to nine individuals being arrested for trespassing on the plant's property in protest. [49]
William Wallace Cargill (December 15, 1844 – October 17, 1909) was an American businessman. In 1865, he founded Cargill , which by 2008 was the largest privately held corporation in the United States in terms of revenue, employing over 150,000 people in 68 countries.
Through the James R. Cargill II Trust, he has owned stock in SolarAttic, a company that uses solar energy to heat swimming-pools. [7] He lives in Birchwood, Wisconsin and is married with two children. A widower, he married Kathy Cargill in 2012. [8] As of 2019, his estimated net worth is US$4.2 billion. [9]