Workers vote to authorize strike at Colorado’s JBS meatpacking plant

By: Chase Woodruff

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: February 5, 2026

Words: 339

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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Members of the union representing 3,800 workers at the JBS meatpacking facility in Greeley have authorized a strike in response to what the union calls “ongoing illegal conduct” during an eight-month contract negotiation process.

More than 99% of union members voted to authorize a so-called unfair labor practices strike, the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 said in a press release Wednesday. The union has been engaged in talks with JBS on a …

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