After three-week strike, JBS concedes to meatpacking workers

After three-week strike, JBS concedes to meatpacking workers

This story originally appeared in Labor Notes on April 23, 2026. It is shared here with permission. Last month, 3,800 meatpacking workers in UFCW Local 7 in Greeley, Colorado launched the industry’s first major strike in 40 years. The three-week unfair labor practice strike was the first time workers had ever struck the JBS Greeley beef packing plant, one of the company’s largest. ULP charges against JBS included the illegal termination of a mem…