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New Mexico Grocery Store Workers' Union Set to Vote on Strike
- On June 11, members of the labor organization for grocery employees across Southern California approved a strike authorization against Kroger and Albertsons, if deemed necessary.
- This strike authorization follows four months of stalled negotiations after workers' contracts expired on March 2 and amid allegations of unlawful company practices.
- Workers demand living wages, affordable healthcare, reliable pensions, more staff, and better conditions while accusing companies of surveillance and retaliation during bargaining.
- Local 135 President Todd Walters described the strike authorization vote as a clear directive from workers, emphasizing their determination and refusal to be intimidated.
- The vote raises expectations for renewed talks before any strike, with scheduled negotiations on June 25 aimed at avoiding disruption during the critical summer season.
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Grocery workers authorize possible strike
Compiled from news releases and staff reports United Food and Commercial Workers local unions representing 45,000 grocery store workers have voted in favor of authorizing their bargaining team to call for an unfair labor practice strike to protest Kroger and Albertsons’ labor violations throughout negotiations that have prevented workers from getting the fair contract they deserve, the unions announced in a news release. Kroger and Albertsons…
New Mexico grocery store workers' union set to vote on strike
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Members of a union supporting workers at the Smith’s and Albertsons grocery stores in New Mexico are set to vote on authorizing a strike. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Local 1564 confirmed they filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board against the two grocery store chains. UFCW Local 1564 members, representing workers at various Albertsons and Smith’s locations, will tak…
Workers authorize strikes at major Southern California grocery stores
An estimated 45,000 Albertsons, Pavilions, Vons and Ralphs grocery store workers are preparing for a possible walkout after voting to authorize a strike. KTLA’s Omar Lewis was outside the union headquarters in Koreatown on Thursday as they prepared picket signs and trained strike captains for what could be Southern California’s largest grocery store strike in decades. UFCW 324 said workers came together on Wednesday to “overwhelmingly” vote yes …
The union representing more than 45,000 grocery workers from Santa Barbara to San Diego voted Wednesday to authorize a strike against the Albertsons and Kroger supermarket chains. A strike date has not yet been set. The United Food and Commercial Workers' contract expired on March 2, and negotiations have been intermittent following the firing of the chief federal mediator earlier this year as part of the Trump administration's cuts to the feder…
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