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Safeway stores in Humboldt County will remain open as UFCW unions reach a tentative agreement with Albertsons, covering 25,000 workers with wage hikes, better healthcare, and retirement benefits, avoiding a strike after months of negotiations.
Pierce County grocery workers represented by UFCW Local 367 have authorized a potential strike against Kroger brands Fred Meyer and QFC, as well as Albertsons and Safeway, due to disputes over unfair labor practices and negotiations for a new contract. No strike date has been set, and both sides remain engaged in negotiations.
UFCW Local 555, a labor union representing grocery workers at Fred Meyer, Albertsons, and Safeway stores, has endorsed the proposed $24.6 billion merger between Kroger and Albertsons, the parent company of the mentioned stores.
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, the largest union representing grocery workers in the US, has opposed the planned $20 billion merger between Kroger and Albertsons due to concerns over lack of information provided by the companies about the merger, including on potential store divestitures, and the viability of stores that could be sold. The union is worried that buyers might be saddled with heavy debt loads.
More than 3,000 grocery store workers in over 30 locations throughout the Twin Cities have declared their intent to strike, claiming a lack of protections since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 663 members are seeking a raise of $4 per hour throughout the next two years for full-time employees, and raises every six months for part-time employees. Cub Foods and UNFI have offered wage increases, but the union has refused to return to the negotiating table until April 11.