Add Boulder to the growing list of cities with striking Safeway workers.
Safeway store number 1615, at Iris Avenue and 28th Street, joined at least 20 other locations when roughly 40 workers at the Boulder store joined the picket line. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 are striking against Safeway and parent company Albertsons, and are calling for wage increases, stronger health benefits, staffing improvements and vacation for senior workers.
UFCW Local 7 announced last Thursday it did not come to an agreement with the company. Negotiations resumed this Tuesday…