Overview
- Union representatives report steady participation of about 3,000 workers picketing in two daily shifts outside the Greeley beef plant.
- Workers say safety is their top concern, citing delays in getting sharp knives, intact aprons and other protective gear replaced.
- UFCW Local 7 has filed unfair labor practice complaints and accuses JBS of retaliation and one-on-one efforts to pressure employees to quit the union.
- JBS denies the allegations, saying employees are provided necessary equipment, can take bathroom breaks, and are only charged for gear when it is maliciously damaged.
- It is the first strike at a U.S. slaughterhouse since the 1985 walkout at a Hormel plant in Minnesota, according to union leaders.