Tag: strike
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Public school teacher strikes are intolerable | Mike Rosen
The recent strike by unionized public school teachers in the Sheridan School District finally ended after 28 days, Colorado’s longest teacher strike in 45 years. Private-sector unionized employees have a legal right to strike, but government employees face more restrictions. Members of our armed forces are forbidden to unionize, collectively bargain, or strike for obvious…
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Greeley JBS strike continues as workers ask for better pay, safety equipment
The strike at a JBS-owned beef plant in Greeley stretched into its fourth day on Thursday. About 3,800 union workers went on strike Monday morning after several months of contract negotiations between the beef processing giant and the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 union reached an impasse over pay and safety equipment. UFCW…
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JBS beef plant workers in Greeley to strike next week, union said
Around 3,800 union workers at the JBS-owned Swift Beef plant in Greeley plan to strike next week after failing to reach an agreement on a new contract with the meat processing giant. The strike is scheduled begin at 5:30 a.m. Monday, the union said in a press release. The United Food and Commercial Workers Local…
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JBS strike could trip up Greeley’s economic surge
GREELEY – The upward trajectory of Greeley has been hard to match by other Colorado communities in the here and now. The city is on the verge of experiencing dramatic growth and change. Greeley is in the midst of developing a state-of-the-art $1.1 billion entertainment district dubbed Catalyst, which will feature an 8,600-seat, multi-use arena and…
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Several Colorado Springs businesses join nationwide ‘ICE Out’ strike
Some businesses in Colorado Springs joined a collective action called for across the country on Friday for an “ICE Out of Everywhere National Day of Action.” The group 50501 called for “no work, no school, no shopping” locally in response to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. It comes a week after a general strike in…
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Longest Starbucks strike persists, Colorado Springs baristas continue picketing
Starbucks baristas in Colorado Springs continue picketing as the longest unfair labor practices strike in the company’s history persists, while the Seattle-based coffee giant maintains the efforts have had minimal impact on its stores and customers across the U.S. The Starbucks at 4465 Centennial Boulevard on the city’s west side is operating irregularly amid the…
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Starbucks employees in Colorado Springs join open-ended strike
Unionized Starbucks baristas in Colorado Springs joined an open-ended strike on Thursday, amplifying their demands for a union contract that improves staffing and pay, among other wants. More than 1,000 baristas began picketing in 65 stores across more than 40 cities in the U.S., Starbucks Workers United said, including at two locations in Colorado Springs…
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King Soopers workers strike in Denver
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Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 voted overwhelmingly to strike in advance of the union’s contract with The Kroger Co. expiring Jan. 8. Kroger owns King Soopers and City Market stores.