July 1, 2014

JBS workers not ready to strike, yet

GREELEY – The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 has not given JBS USA (Bovespa: JBSS3) notice to end its labor contract despite a strike vote by workers at the company’s beef-processing plant in Greeley last week.
 
The union has not given the required three-day notice to cancel a labor contract extension in order for workers to strike, officials said this week. Workers voted to strike Friday and Saturday after the union said an offer by the company fell short of the union’s expectations.
 
JBS representatives have told the union they would like to meet,…

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