/tags/jbs-usa JBS USA en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-01-31/a-new-report-examines-the-lives-of-workers-at-a-greeley-meatpacking-plant Some of the toughest jobs in Colorado are done by workers at a meatpacking plant in Greeley. Workers there slaughter and process hundreds of head of cattle each day. And now, they live under the threat that changing immigration policies may force them to return to dangerous situations in their home countries. Today on In The NoCo we’ll hear from a reporter who spent time getting to know them. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-01-31/a-new-report-examines-the-lives-of-workers-at-a-greeley-meatpacking-plant In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner /news/2024-10-04/the-catch-up-this-weeks-highlights-from-kuncs-newscast Fri, 04 Oct 2024 17:36:26 GMT /news/2024-10-04/the-catch-up-this-weeks-highlights-from-kuncs-newscast Beau Baker, Nikole Robinson Carroll /news/2024-09-30/union-blasts-jbs-after-wall-street-journal-report-on-treatment-of-haitian-meatpackers Union officials are calling for an investigation of meatpacking giant JBS USA after The Wall Street Journal highlighted substandard living conditions faced by Haitian immigrants working at the Greeley plant. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 21:17:06 GMT /news/2024-09-30/union-blasts-jbs-after-wall-street-journal-report-on-treatment-of-haitian-meatpackers Lucas High, BizWest /news/2023-02-28/climate-goals-or-greenwashing-truth-in-advertising-group-doubts-jbs-net-zero-claims The Greeley-based meatpacking giant JBS is being challenged by a national truth-in-advertising group over its greenhouse gas emissions reduction statements. Essentially, the company is being accused of “greenwashing” its operations by touting an ambitious climate goal that it has no viable plan to achieve. Tue, 28 Feb 2023 23:09:46 GMT /news/2023-02-28/climate-goals-or-greenwashing-truth-in-advertising-group-doubts-jbs-net-zero-claims Rae Solomon /business/2022-02-04/jbs-to-pay-52-5m-to-settle-price-fixing-lawsuit Meatpacking giant JBS has agreed to a $52.5 million settlement in a beef price-fixing lawsuit that some say supports their concerns about how the lack of competition in the industry affects prices. Fri, 04 Feb 2022 18:59:12 GMT /business/2022-02-04/jbs-to-pay-52-5m-to-settle-price-fixing-lawsuit Associated Press /business/2021-10-01/jbs-foods-cited-after-worker-dies-in-chemical-vat-at-greeley-plant Meatpacker JBS Foods Inc. faces about $59,000 in fines after a worker fell into vat of chemicals used to process animal hides and died at one of the company's meat processing facilities in Greeley, officials said. Fri, 01 Oct 2021 21:29:30 GMT /business/2021-10-01/jbs-foods-cited-after-worker-dies-in-chemical-vat-at-greeley-plant Associated Press /npr-news/npr-news/2021-06-09/jbs-paid-an-11-million-ransom-to-cyberattackers The meat processing corporation is based in Brazil, but the hack targeted servers in the U.S. and Australia. The FBI says REvil, a Russian-speaking gang, was responsible for the attack. Thu, 10 Jun 2021 00:49:56 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2021-06-09/jbs-paid-an-11-million-ransom-to-cyberattackers Barbara Campbell /business/2021-06-09/jbs-settles-muslim-discrimination-lawsuit-for-5-5-million JBS, the second-largest producer of beef, pork and chicken in the U.S., will pay up to $5.5 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed the company discriminated against Muslim employees at its meat processing plant in Greeley. Wed, 09 Jun 2021 22:34:36 GMT /business/2021-06-09/jbs-settles-muslim-discrimination-lawsuit-for-5-5-million Associated Press /business/2021-06-01/jbs-pauses-some-operations-at-greeley-beef-plant-after-cyberattack The union representing workers at JBS’s Greeley beef plant said at least 3,000 workers had their shifts cancelled on Tuesday as the company responded to a ransomware attack. Tue, 01 Jun 2021 19:13:16 GMT /business/2021-06-01/jbs-pauses-some-operations-at-greeley-beef-plant-after-cyberattack Matt Bloom /health/2021-03-05/2500-plus-get-covid-19-vaccinations-at-meatpacking-plants-in-greeley-and-fort-morgan-friday The vaccination drive kicks off the state’s next vaccination phase, which includes grocery and agricultural workers, people over 60 and anyone with two or more pre-existing conditions that put them at higher risk for COVID-19 complications. Around 2,545 workers were vaccinated at the JBS Greeley plant by 1:30 p.m. Friday. Fri, 05 Mar 2021 20:23:32 GMT /health/2021-03-05/2500-plus-get-covid-19-vaccinations-at-meatpacking-plants-in-greeley-and-fort-morgan-friday Adam Rayes