JBS workers reach wage agreement at US beef plant

Union members who staged a strike at a JBS meatpacking plant in the US have reached a wage agreement with the company after a new round of negotiations. In a statement yesterday (12 April), JBS USA said it has agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement with labour union UFCW Local 7, adding the deal is expected to allow the facility in Greeley, Colorado, to return to normal operations after “weeks of uncertainty”. Find out more The strike at the plant began on 16 March after workers walked out. Last week, employees agreed to end the industrial action as talks with the company resumed. The new agreement runs through April 2028 and, JBS said, is based on the same “economic framework” as the company’s “last, best and final” offer made during negotiations leading up to the strike. Under the deal, base wages will rise by $0.70 at ratification, followed by $0.40 in July 2026 and $0.40 in July 2027. The agreement includes no provision for retroactive pay. The package also includes a ...