US EditionWorkers at major Colorado meatpacking plan win wage increases in deal with JBS USA
The deal covers nearly 3,800 workers and includes wage increases, a $750 bonus and health-care protections, the union and company said.
- On Sunday, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 members ratified a two-year agreement with JBS USA, ending a three-week strike at the Greeley beef processing plant covering nearly 3,800 workers.
- Nearly 3,800 employees walked off the job on March 16, 2026, after authorizing a strike to demand higher wages and safer working conditions, marking the first U.S. slaughterhouse strike in four decades.
- The contract secures wage increases, a $750 ratification bonus, and a $500 payment in April 2027, while requiring the company to pay for personal protective equipment and withdrawing seven unfair labor practice charges.
- While the union touted the agreement as a victory, JBS expressed disappointment that leadership eliminated the historic pension benefit to fund short-term wage increases, despite the company's offer mirroring frameworks at other facilities nationwide.
- Processing 8% of the country's beef, the Greeley plant's return to normal operations stabilizes U.S. beef capacity and concludes a labor dispute that demonstrated the facility's vital role in the domestic meat supply chain.
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Workers at major Colorado meatpacking plan win wage increases in deal with JBS USA - The Morning Sun
Workers at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants who staged a multiweek strike have reached an agreement with plant owner JBS USA, the company and labor union representatives announced Sunday. The Swift Beef Co. plant in Greeley, Colorado, will return to normal operations after weeks of uncertainty, JBS USA said in a statement. The agreement comes after thousands of workers at the meat processing plant led a three-week strike with the U…
3,800 Meatpacking Workers Reach New Deal at Major US Beef Plant
The labor union representing about 3,800 workers at JBS USA’s beef plant in Greeley, Colorado, has reached a new contract with the company to settle a labor dispute that disrupted one of the nation’s biggest beef processing facilities. The two sides announced the tentative agreement on April 12, about a week after workers returned to the job following a three-week strike. Both the company and the union cast the outcome as a victory. United Food …
Meatpacker JBS reaches tentative agreement with striking Colorado workers
ADM Investor Services said, “Workers at JBS ratified a tentative two-year agreement with the world’s largest meat company, covering nearly 3,800 workers at the JBS flagship beef processing plant in Greeley, Colorado, according to statements from both the union and…
Union workers win their beef: New labor contract sealed at one of the nation's largest meatpacking plants
After three weeks of grinding negotiations, union workers at one of the nation's largest meatpacking plants cut through the fat and secured a landmark labor deal.
JBS meatpackers in Greeley ratify new contract almost one month after going on strike
The union representing 3,800 JBS USA employees claimed victory Sunday after 93% of Greeley members ratified a new two-year contract with one of the largest beef processors in the world. Workers had sought better pay and benefits, better working conditions and reimbursement for worn or damaged protective gear, which can cost hundreds of dollars, according to negotiators at United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7. The company and union had bee…
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