US EditionNew Mexico Grocery Store Workers' Union Set to Vote on Strike
- Over 45,000 grocery employees represented by UFCW Local 135 voted between June 8 and 11 to approve strike authorization against Albertsons and Kroger stores in Southern California.
- The strike authorization follows more than four months of stalled negotiations after workers' contracts expired March 2 amid alleged unfair labor practices by the companies.
- Union members seek better wages, affordable healthcare, reliable pensions, and improved staffing, while companies have dismissed concerns as anecdotal and refused meaningful steps on staffing.
- Local 135 President Todd Walters emphasized that the approval for a strike goes beyond a simple vote, reflecting the workers' determination and commitment to secure a fair contract.
- The authorization could lead to a strike disrupting peak summer grocery operations, with final bargaining sessions scheduled June 25-27 and no strike date set yet.
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New Mexico grocery store workers' union set to vote on strike
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Members of a union supporting workers at the Smith’s and Albertsons grocery stores in New Mexico are set to vote on authorizing a strike. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Local 1564 confirmed they filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board against the two grocery store chains. UFCW Local 1564 members, representing workers at various Albertsons and Smith’s locations, will tak…
Workers authorize strikes at major Southern California grocery stores
An estimated 45,000 Albertsons, Pavilions, Vons and Ralphs grocery store workers are preparing for a possible walkout after voting to authorize a strike. KTLA’s Omar Lewis was outside the union headquarters in Koreatown on Thursday as they prepared picket signs and trained strike captains for what could be Southern California’s largest grocery store strike in decades. UFCW 324 said workers came together on Wednesday to “overwhelmingly” vote yes …
The union representing more than 45,000 grocery workers from Santa Barbara to San Diego voted Wednesday to authorize a strike against the Albertsons and Kroger supermarket chains. A strike date has not yet been set. The United Food and Commercial Workers' contract expired on March 2, and negotiations have been intermittent following the firing of the chief federal mediator earlier this year as part of the Trump administration's cuts to the feder…
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