JBS and union ratify new agreement following 3-week strike

Source: 9 NEWS

The union said the new agreement secured higher wages and safer working conditions.

Author: Zvi Gutierrez
Published: 4:30 PM MDT April 12, 2026

GREELEY, Colo. — One of the nation’s largest beef processing plants and the union representing workers there have ratified a tentative agreement following a three-week strike.

About 3,800 employees at the JBS plant walked off the job March 16, calling for higher wages and safer working conditions. The workers, represented by United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7, returned to work Tuesday even though a new agreement was not yet in place.

On Sunday, the union said they ratified the tentative two-year collective bargaining agreement.

According to the union, the new agreement secures wage increases, defends workers against increases in health care costs and protects workers from having to pay for personal protective equipment that should be paid for by JBS.


About 3,800 workers walked off the job last month. They went back to work earlier this week without an agreement in place.


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