BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons employees in the Boise and Nampa areas have voted to authorize an unfair labor practice strike following weekend balloting, union officials announced.
According to United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555, the vote, conducted June 15-16, received overwhelming support from hundreds of workers at affected locations. The authorization allows union leadership to call a strike in response to what they describe as violations of federal labor law by the grocery chain.
“Let’s be clear: Albertsons is actively threatening its Boise and Nampa employees, the hardworking people who serve our communities every day,” said Miles Eshaia, communications director for UFCW Local 555. “The company is trying to scare their workers into silence just for daring to demand decent pay and a secure future. This is unacceptable and fundamentally un-American.”…