MEATPACKERS RESPOND TO OCCIDENTAL<OXY> OFFER Local 222 of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union said it is calling a membership meeting, possibly Sunday, to discuss its response to a decision by Iowa Beef Processors Inc to lift a lockout at its Dakota City, Nebraska plant and resume operations. The UFCWU will consider all options available to it including a strike or returning to work under IBP's last labor contract proposal, a spokeswoman for Local 222 said by phone. About 2,800 UFCWU members have been locked out at the Dakota City plant since December 14. IBP is a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corp.