Tag: Strike
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Public school teacher strikes are intolerable | Mike Rosen
The recent strike by unionized public school teachers in the Sheridan School District finally ended after 28 days, Colorado’s longest teacher strike in 45 years. Private-sector unionized employees have a legal right to strike, but government employees face more restrictions. Members of our armed forces are forbidden to unionize, collectively bargain, or strike for obvious…
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Workers vote to strike at Denver meat plant, subsidiary of JBS
Workers at a Denver-based meat processing plant have voted to authorize a strike, claiming unfair labor practices. The union said 97% of union members at Denver Processing voted to authorize the strike, meaning they are prepared to walk off the job if they aren’t able to reach a contract agreement with the company. The dates…
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JBS plant employees ratify tentative agreement
Workers at a JBS beef processing plant in Greeley ratified a tentative agreement Sunday, ending months of negotiations over a new contract. The two-year collective bargaining agreement covers nearly 3,800 workers, according to the United Food Commercial Workers Local 7 Union. “The new agreement secures JBS-leading wage increases, defends workers against increases in healthcare costs,…
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JBS workers end strike without agreement in place
GREELEY, Colo. — Thousands of striking workers at the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley will return to work next week without a new agreement in place. JBS said in a news release on Saturday that it has received formal notification from United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7 that it is ending its strike and has…
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Alamo Drafthouse strike over QR codes starts
Sloans Lake’s Alamo Drafthouse employees stood outside of the movie theater Friday afternoon, telling customers not to order from the company’s new QR code system. By the evening, around 75 workers were expected to hoist picket signs. “They’re alienating customers who have otherwise been loyal to a nearly 30-year brand,” Katie Hansen, a former server…
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Greeley JBS meat plant strike to extend into third week
The strike at the JBS-owned meatpacking plant in Greeley will continue for a third week, the union said Thursday. The strike first began on March 16 after months of negotiations between JBS USA and the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 union stalled. It was originally scheduled to last for two weeks. The UFCW…
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Greeley JBS strike continues as workers ask for better pay, safety equipment
The strike at a JBS-owned beef plant in Greeley stretched into its fourth day on Thursday. About 3,800 union workers went on strike Monday morning after several months of contract negotiations between the beef processing giant and the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 union reached an impasse over pay and safety equipment. UFCW…
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Denver-area Safeway workers allege UFCW union fined them illegally
Four Denver-area Safeway workers allege the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 union fined them illegally after they chose to work during a strike. According to a news release from the National Right to Work Foundation, the four employees work at three Safeways in Greeley, Longmont and Lakewood. The release said the employees filed…
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JBS beef plant workers in Greeley to strike next week, union said
Around 3,800 union workers at the JBS-owned Swift Beef plant in Greeley plan to strike next week after failing to reach an agreement on a new contract with the meat processing giant. The strike is scheduled begin at 5:30 a.m. Monday, the union said in a press release. The United Food and Commercial Workers Local…
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JBS strike could trip up Greeley’s economic surge
GREELEY – The upward trajectory of Greeley has been hard to match by other Colorado communities in the here and now. The city is on the verge of experiencing dramatic growth and change. Greeley is in the midst of developing a state-of-the-art $1.1 billion entertainment district dubbed Catalyst, which will feature an 8,600-seat, multi-use arena and…