3,800 Workers Strike at Colorado Beef Plant

Is JBS running a union-busting operation that forced workers to strike or did the union walk away from a fair deal?

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3,800 Workers Strike at Colorado Beef Plant

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Above: JBS meat packing plant in Greeley, Colorado. Image credit: Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post

The Spin

Narrative A

JBS is running a textbook union-busting operation — captive audience meetings, illegal polling and wage theft that can cost workers over $1,100 out of pocket. A 99% strike vote doesn't happen by accident; it happens when a company treats workers as disposable. The largest meatpacking strike in 40 years is proof that JBS pushed 3,800 people past their breaking point.

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Narrative B

JBS made meaningful movement on wages and other issues throughout negotiations, yet the union walked away without even responding to the updated offer. Calling this strike unavoidable is frankly absurd when the company was still at the table. Shifting production to other facilities shows JBS can weather this stoppage, and a fair deal was always within reach if the union had stayed put.

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