Plant Employee Union Says JBS Denied Worker's Comp To Families Affected By COVID

GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4) - The local union supporting workers at the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley says the company has denied workers compensation to families of those infected by COVID-19 this year. At least 291 of about 6,000 workers contracted the virus this year. Six line workers died as well as one corporate employee.

The UFCW Local 7 union says "every worker who died or got seriously infected contracted the disease working at the plant during the same timeframe in March 2020." It hopes families get what they deserve as these cases go through Colorado's workers' compensation system. JBS has not responded.