JBS strike starts at Greeley facility

“We cannot continue to be worked like slaves”: Colorado meatpacking workers strike at JBS plant

The strike at Greeley is all the more significant because the overwhelming majority of the workforce are immigrants, who have launched the strike in defiance of the broader rampage by immigration authorities.

JBS strike starts at Greeley facility

The Hightower Report said, “The cattle complex closed slightly lower on Friday after making a new high for the week earlier in the day. The market may see a boost this morning from lower energies and higher stocks, along with…

3,800 Workers Walk Out of Colorado Beef Plant

Tensions are rising in the U.S. beef industry as a major labor dispute threatens to tighten an already strained supply chain. Video Roughly 3,800 workers at a JBS plant in Greeley, Colorado, walked off the job Monday, launching a planned two-week strike over what union leaders describe as unfair labor practices. The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 says employees are pushing for higher wages, arguing the company’s current offer does no…