Thousands of Safeway employees throughout Northern and Central California may soon go on strike, warning they could walk off the job as soon as this weekend.
The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Local 8, Local 5 and Local 648 have issued a deadline of midnight on Friday, July 25 for a new contract. Workers are seeking higher wages and improved benefits.
Both sides, along with a federal mediator, met for bargaining last week but no deal was reached. The unions are accusing Albertsons, which owns Safeway, of stalling negotiations…