Strike at Major JBS Plant Is Latest Risk to US Beef Supply (2)

A strike in one of the country’s biggest beef packing plants poses the latest risk to the nation’s meat supply at a time when US consumers are already struggling with record beef prices.

Roughly 3,800 workers at a JBS NVplant in Greeley, Colorado began a two-week strike over unfair labor practices on Monday morning, according to a statement from United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7. The union is seeking higher wages, saying JBS’s contract offer is far below the level of inflation in Colorado.

The strike comes as the meatpacking industry is facing a severe cattle shortage after ...