Aldi, Trader Joe’s and others will pay workers to get a vaccine
A growing number of large US chains are offering their workers incentives to get Covid-19…
adminJanuary 20, 2021
Kroger Is Testing A New Smart Cart That Lets Shoppers Skip The Checkout Line
Kroger is experimenting with a high-tech grocery cart that lets shoppers scan items as they…
adminJanuary 20, 2021
Gig Workers Are Employees. Start Treating Them That Way.
One of the nation’s largest grocery chains, Albertsons, announced this month that it would replace…
adminJanuary 19, 2021
Tracking food industry priority for the COVID-19 vaccine
As the United States rolls out COVID-19 vaccines, companies in the food, beverage and agribusiness…
adminJanuary 19, 2021
Negotiations Update – Jan. 15, 2021
On Wednesday during a telephone town hall with the Local 99 advisory committee, the members…
adminJanuary 15, 2021
Negotiations Update – Jan 8, 2020
There aren’t any significant changes to report from negotiations this week though discussions with the…
adminJanuary 8, 2021
Quebec grocery union, management work to untangle expected curfew complications
A union representing thousands of food-store employees was meeting with management Wednesday afternoon to figure…
adminJanuary 7, 2021
Teamster workers call for improved COVID-19 safety at two Albertsons distribution centers
About 800 Teamsters members held protests this week at Albertsons Cos. distribution centers in Tolleson,…
adminJanuary 7, 2021
Grocers start administering COVID-19 vaccines to selected groups
Grocery chains including Albertsons, H-E-B, Hy-Vee and Walmart have started administering COVID-19 vaccines to high-priority…
adminJanuary 7, 2021
Los Angeles County approves hero pay for grocery workers, relief for renters
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted on several measures Tuesday to provide economic…
adminJanuary 6, 2021
