SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Workers at Albertsons, Pavilions, Ralphs and Vons grocery stores will begin preparations Thursday for a possible strike.
Local 770 of the United Food and Commercial Workers union, representing approximately 45,000 workers at the four stores in Southern California, announced Wednesday that its members had voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike.
Union representing SoCal grocery store workers authorizes strike
“Our message is clear: We are fed up with these corporations’ union- busting tactics designed to intimidate us and prevent us from getting the fair contract that we’ve earned and deserve,” according to a statement from the Bargaining Committee of Locals 324 and 770 of the United Food and Commercial Workers.
“For four months, we’ve negotiated with Kroger and Albertsons, offering solutions to the staff shortage crisis that hurts store operations, working conditions, and customer service. The companies have dismissed our proposals and claimed that our concerns were `anecdotal’, downplaying the real challenges we and our customers face daily…