JBS workers set to vote on proposed contract July 22

GREELEY – The 3,000 United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 members working at the JBS Beef Plant in Greeley will vote Tuesday whether to ratify a new five-year labor deal with JBS.

The union announced on Friday that it had reached a tentative agreement with JBS USA (Bovespa: JBSS3) after 11 months of negotiations that began last August. The two sides agreed in September to extend the old deal while negotiations took place.

The new deal came just a couple of weeks after workers had voted to strike.  The union’s entire bargaining committee has recommended the new deal’s approval.

The deal includes:

A $1.80 per hour pay increase over the length of the contract.

A 60-cents-per-hour increase on the first year, paid retroactively to the previous contract expiration date of Sept. 29, 2013.

Paid funeral and bereavement leave that adds aunts, uncles and grandparents to the list of immediate family members.

Plant-wide seniority for job bidding.

Vacation scheduling language that guarantees seniority rights.

Benefits and guarantees in case of plant closing or shift elimination.

The right to opt out of direct deposit and electronic payment systems.

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