99% of union workers at the Colorado JBS meat processing plant in Greeley have voted to strike.
The UFCW Local 7 says the vote to strike comes after what they call unfair labor practices.
The union says workers are being asked to work faster, increasing the risk of injury, and that the company is also reducing work hours, which cuts income.
“They’re fed up with JBS. They’re fed up with JBS’s unfair labor practices, going backwards on what they’re saying at the table, retaliating against workers who choose to stand up for their rights, and they’re tired of being asked to do more with less,” said Mathew Shechter, UFCW Local General Counsel…