Colorado labor union UCFW Local 7 set plans for union workers to begin an unfair labor practice strike at the JBS processing plant in Greeley, CO, beginning March 16 at 5:30 a.m. MDT.
The labor union said the strike was a result of JBS’ “unlawful and bad-faith conduct.” Union workers voted Feb. 4 to authorize a strike, and the labor union said its bargaining committee met with JBS more than two dozen times, but failed to reach a mutually agreeable contract.
“The company needs to give them an offer that takes life saving safety equipment seriously, provides wages which meet the rising cost of living in Colorado and ensures rising health care costs do not consume workers’ wages,” UCFW Local 7 said.
