2007 Food Negotiations News

7/13  Negotiations Update

6/19  Grocery Deal still Far out of Reach

6/18  Negotiations Update

6/18  Progress Remains Slow at the Bargaining Table

5/22 Kroger union members asked to authorize strike

5/17 Grocery workers rally

5/9  Workers union opts to rejoin grocery talks

5/2  Kroger CEO gets $1.4 million raise

4/26 Profits rise at Safeway

4/12 Grocers lose their Wal-Mart leverage

4/6  New Radio Ad

4/6  Seven Southern California Locals to Resume Talks

4/4  The Employers showed its disrespect for you and their unwillingness to bargain in good faith, when today, during negotiations and with no notice to union negotiators, the markets released to the press their intention to punish all of you by locking out all Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons members IF a limited strike is called against any of the markets.

4/4  Safeway Rewards Steve Burd with 11.5 million dollar package

3/30 Grocery Workers File Charges Against Albertsons for
Intimidation, Interrogation and Surveillance during Strike Vote

3/26 Grocery Workers OK Option to Strike

3/26  Albertsons Members Strike Vote

3/21 Grocery Stores Do Not Provide For Employees

3/19  Additional Extension of the Contract

3/12  Supermarket Profits Continue to Soar

3/9  Federal Mediation Blackout

3/6 Federal Mediator Aiding Negotiations

3/3  Fallout nags Workers, Consumers, Companies

3/2  Which Safeway can workers count on? 

2/25 Workers Blame Increased Turnover on  "Two-Tier" System

2/24  Going Through the Checkout Line

1/17  Stater Bros. Contract Ratified

Game Plan for 2007 Negotiations

Written Responses to Employers' Invitations

        Albertsons

        Ralphs

        Vons

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