On March 16, around 4,000 union workers went on strike against the JBS packinghouse in Greeley, Colo.
The decision to strike came after eight months of negotiations with JBS, a multi-national Brazilian company with packinghouses around the globe. JBS did not give in to any of the union’s demands.
The union is fighting an uphill battle as there are fewer fat cattle to process, and their demands, while valid, would cost JBS more money in a down market…