Unionized workers at a JBS USA plant in Denver have voted to authorize a strike after three months of negotiations.
About 200 members of the United Food & Commercial Workers voted unanimously Dec. 10 for strike authorization, according to a report on KDVR-TV. The authorization does not necessarily mean a strike is imminent, and JBS and the union have had other conflicts over this plant, which processes beef and pork.
In a statement, the president of the union local said, “Instead of negotiating in good faith on a fair contract for its workers, [plant management] is conducting unfair labor practices by unilaterally changing workplace policies that have not been bargained on.”
