News Amazon fights aggressively to defeat union drive in Alabama, fearing a coming wave The Bessemer workers who support the union complain about aggressive productivity goals Amazon sets for…adminMarch 9, 2021
Secretary-Treasurer's Report The future of the grocery industry has arrived In the grocery industry, business is still booming as customers stock up to prepare more…adminMarch 9, 2021
President's Report How Local 99’s negotiators prevailed against employers’ demands for cuts The enthusiastic contract ratification vote by our members at Fry’s, Safeway and Smith’s stores successfully…adminMarch 9, 2021
News Safeway to test robot delivery Albertsons Companies, owners of the Safeway grocery chain, will test remote-controlled delivery robots from Tortoise.…adminMarch 8, 2021
News For Oregon’s Grocery Workers, A Long Wait For Vaccination For the last year, most people have dramatically decreased the number of interactions they have…adminMarch 8, 2021
News The Soothing Allure of Mini Brands On my desk is a detailed miniature shaker of McCormick Crushed Red Pepper flakes. The…adminMarch 5, 2021
News Redefining ‘essential’: How grocery retailers can harness opportunities and optimism in 2021 On the heels of a disruptive year, we are entering a new era of grocery…adminMarch 3, 2021
News Biden throws a bombshell at Amazon’s anti-union campaign Over the decades, America has had some anti-union and some pro-union presidents. But it’s never…adminMarch 2, 2021
News Costco raises its minimum wage above rivals like Amazon, Target and Best Buy Costco will raise its starting rate for hourly store workers in the United States to…adminFebruary 26, 2021
News Gelson’s Markets to be acquired by owner of Don Quijote, Marukai stores The upscale grocery store Gelson’s Markets is being acquired by Pan Pacific International Holdings, the…adminFebruary 24, 2021