DENVER — Denver7 spoke with several Safeway shoppers ahead of a looming employee strike, which could begin as early as Sunday.
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7 represents 7,000 Safeway/ Albertsons employees across Colorado. The union and the company have spent the past few months working to reach an agreement on wages, staffing levels and benefits.
In a release, the union said a negotiating session Wednesday “did not generate a breakthrough,” so leaders decided to give the company a 72-hour strike notice. UFCW Local 7 members who have already voted to strike could begin as early as Sunday…