By Timothy Inklebarger
Source: Supermarket News
Unionized Safeway workers in Northern California are set to go on strike on July 26 if they fail to reach an agreement on contract negotiations, according to a statement from United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) locals 5, 8, and 648.
The union said its bargaining committee members met with Safeway representatives on July 15 and 16, following the union’s membership voting to authorize a strike if necessary.
Safeway requested federal mediation, but the two days of negotiations were unsuccessful in reaching agreements on wage increases and health care, the union said.
“The company clearly had no interest in addressing the issues important to our hardworking Safeway members in the high cost of living in Northern California,” the union said.
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