Smurfit Westrock Workers Strike Over Wage Dispute, Company Plans Facility Closure

Production workers at Smurfit Westrock's Wakefield, Massachusetts, site have gone on strike due to a wage dispute. The 60 employees, represented by Teamsters Local 3, are seeking fair wages, affordable healthcare, and retention of retirement contributions. The facility supplies packaging for major pizza chains and is set to close in May, resulting in 91 job losses. Smurfit Westrock's attributable net income dropped to $97m in Q4 2025, from $146m in the same period a year earlier.