The union will take strike authorization votes this week after filing unfair labor practice charges against the companies last week.

Safeway workers are striking at the same time as contract negotiations between workers and King Soopers are coming to a head. The union is negotiating with King Soopers and parent Kroger after a strike in February. That strike lasted almost two weeks before a deal was reached to pause the labor action for 100 days. That pause expired last month.

The union representing more than 45,000 grocery store workers from Santa Barbara to San Diego voted Wednesday, June 11 to authorize a strike against supermarket chains Albertsons and Kroger. No date has been set for a strike.

With the clock winding down toward Saturday night's deadline for new contract negotiations, a Colorado union has announced locations where grocery employees are set to walk off the job on Sunday in protest.

Now, another supermarket chain is about to join this alarming trend. Safeway and Albertsons workers reject the latest offer, intend to strike The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 rejected the latest offer from Safety and Albertsons (ACI) and delivered 72-hour notice that its employees plan to terminate their current contract extension and go on strike.

The union that represents 7,000 Safeway/Albertsons employees in Colorado terminated its contract extension with the company on Wednesday.

We have a late-breaking news story for you in the newsletter — grocery workers with UFCW Local 135 have voted to authorize a strike if necessary. The union covers Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons, and Pavilions workers across San Diego County (and beyond).

More than 90 Albertsons drivers represented by Teamsters Local 745 have overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year collective bargaining agreement. The new contract secures higher wages, a defined benefit pension plan,