US EditionUnion Vote Could Stir Summer Disruptions in WA Grocery Stores
- Thousands of grocery employees in Washington are casting ballots this month to decide if they will approve striking against Kroger and Albertsons amid ongoing contract negotiation impasses.
- The vote follows prolonged negotiations marked by understaffing, wage disputes, healthcare cuts, and rising living costs that worsened conditions for workers and shoppers.
- Union members demand better wages, reliable pensions, affordable health care, and improved staffing, while the employers have rejected proposals and pushed back on earlier agreements.
- Over 30,000 workers at grocery chains such as QFC, Fred Meyer, Safeway, and Albertsons are currently voting amid concerns about housing costs, unpredictable schedules, and labor rights, with 74% rejecting earlier contract proposals.
- If authorized, the strike could disrupt grocery operations during the busy summer season and represents a large, coordinated labor effort across Western U.S. Grocery workers.
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Safeway and Albertsons workers in Colorado vote to go on strike
Safeway and Albertsons workers with the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 voted to go on strike after their employer walked back an agreement to provide pay and benefit increases back to when the contract expired in January. They are also fighting to see staffing levels restored. King Soopers and City Market workers went on strike in February in a labor action that lasted nearly two weeks.
Workers approve strikes as they escalate battle with Big Grocery
Grocery workers across the U.S., largely represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), are taking a stand this week against the corporate grocery giants, Kroger and Albertsons, as coordinated negotiations gain more support and popularity among the rank-and-file.
Safeway and Albertsons union members vote to strike
(COLORADO) — Safeway and Albertsons union members voted to strike in several locations across Colorado, including Pueblo, Fountain, and Salida, and more locations in the Front Range are expected to vote over the next several days. According to the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) Local 7, on Saturday, May 31, workers in Vail, Fort Morgan, Pueblo, and Grand Junction voted in favor of an Unfair Labor Practices (ULP) st…
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