Safeway workers’ strike averted, unions say it’s a ‘victory’

Safeway agrees to tentative agreement to prevent worker strike

MARTINEZ — Hours before thousands of Safeway workers across the Bay Area were set to strike, workers for UFCW Local 5 and UFCW Local 648 agreed to a tentative agreement with the company Saturday that would guarantee higher wages and improved benefits for workers. If union members ratify the agreement, it would end five months of negotiations and the looming concern of how a strike by 16,000 union workers could impact operations at over 100 Safew…

Sunday Links: Northern California Safeway Workers Win Last-Minute Deal to Avert Strike

A strike by over 25,000 Safeway workers in Northern California was averted at the last hour after union leaders reached a tentative agreement with the company. Union officials called it a “hard-earned and inspiring victory” that includes raises, stronger benefits, and better job protections. [KRON4]A man is presumed dead after jumping from a rope swing into the Russian River near the Hacienda Bridge and failing to surface Saturday evening. It ma…

Safeway workers’ strike averted, unions say it’s a ‘victory’

(KRON) – A tentative agreement was reached between the workers of Safeway and the company, according to unions UFCW Local 5 and UFCW Local 648. The agreement occurred just an hour prior to the strike, according to the unions.    “This is a hard-earned and inspiring victory,” said UFCW Local 5 President John Frahm and UFCW Local 648 President Dan Larson in a joint statement. “Because our members stood together—strong and unshakable—they secured a…

Safeway, unions reach tentative deal for 16,000 Bay Area workers, averting strike - Local News Matters

UFCW Local 5 and UFCW Local 648 have reached a tentative agreement with Safeway, averting a planned strike that would have been the first regional labor stoppage against the company in nearly three decades, the union announced.  The deal follows five months of negotiations and growing strike momentum from the 16,000 Safeway employees represented by the unions in the Bay Area.  The tentative agreement includes meaningful wage increases, improveme…

Albertsons reaches tentative contract with California workers

The pending agreement with unions narrowly averts a strike of some 25,000 workers

Tentative Deal Reached For 16,000 Bay Area Safeway Workers

UFCW Local 5 and UFCW Local 648 have reached a tentative agreement with Safeway, averting a planned strike that would have been the first regional labor stoppage against the company in nearly three decades, the union announced. The deal follows five months of negotiations and growing strike momentum from the 16,000 Safeway employees represented by the unions in the Bay Area. The tentative agreement includes meaningful wage increases, improvement…