By Mark Gruenberg and Cameron Harrison
Source: People’s World
More than 52,000 Western and Mountain State grocery workers, upset by management disrespect, low pay, and unfair labor practices, are striking or on the verge of it. Their United Food and Commercial Workers-bargained contracts expired months ago.
Their targets are big grocery chains, including Albertsons, Kroger, Safeway, and Ralph’s, who dominate in Colorado and Southern California, creating grocery monopolies—and corporate greed.
The Colorado strike involves 7,000 workers at Safeway and Albertsons. It started at 6:15 a.m. on June 15. The Southern California one, if it occurs, will see 45,000 members of UFCW Locals 324 and 770 strike at midnight on June 30. Their contract expired in March. One final bargaining session is scheduled for June 25-27. The workers authorized the strike, 90%-10%, on June 11.
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