Cub Foods employees to strike at 33 Twin Cities stores over wages and protections.

Union workers at 33 Cub Foods stores in the Twin Cities area plan to strike on Friday and Saturday, seeking better wages and benefits. The employees have been working without a contract since March 4 and allege unfair labor practices. Cub Foods says it has proposed wage increases and is willing to keep negotiating, but has contingency plans in place for the strike days. The planned walkout will not affect more than 40 other Minnesota Cub stores owned and operated by franchisees.