"About 3,800 workers, represented by United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, are involved in the strike. The union says that the company has committed multiple unfair labor practices-including retaliation against workers, threats to withhold bonuses or pension payments if workers strike, and intimidation."
"JBS has also charged workers to offset the costs of safety equipment, has proposed wage increases of less than 2% per year, and has raised health care premiums in a way that workers say is consuming their wages as general cost of living rises, the union says."
"The Colorado action is the first at a U.S. slaughterhouse since workers went on strike at a Hormel plant in Minnesota in 1985, an action that lasted for more than a year."
Approximately 3,800 workers represented by United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 initiated a strike at the Swift Beef Co. plant in Greeley, Colorado, on Monday morning. This marks the first labor action at a U.S. slaughterhouse since 1985. The union alleges JBS USA committed multiple unfair labor practices, including worker retaliation, threats to withhold bonuses and pension payments, and intimidation. Additional grievances include charging workers for safety equipment costs, proposing wage increases below 2% annually, and raising healthcare premiums that workers claim offset wage gains amid rising living costs. Nine months of contract negotiations preceded the strike, with 99% of union members voting to authorize action in February after the previous contract expired.
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