JBS, union don’t appear any closer to a deal as strike nears a week and a half

Nearly 4,000 workers at the JBS meat-processing plant in Greeley have now gone nearly a week and a half without pay as they remain on the picket lines, demanding better pay and fair labor practices.

On Wednesday, the union representing the workers, UFCW Local 7, told Denver7 JBS has not reached out with a new deal.

When workers did not show up to work starting on March 16, the union said it was aiming for a two-week strike, telling Denver7 it hoped it would last shorter…

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