JBS meatpacking workers in Greeley plan to extend their strike into a third week, saying the company continues to commit unfair labor practices and has declined to meet and bargain with their union.
Thousands of workers walked off the job on March 16 after months of negotiations with the company failed to deliver what they deemed a fair contract.
The union representing 3,800 workers at the flagship JBS plant, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, said the company was only offering raises of less than 2% per year, while garnishing workers’ wages for personal protective equipment and retaliating against laborers who took part in union activities…