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Safeway, Albertsons strike expandsFOX31's Kasia Kerridge details the Safeway and Albertson's union strike as more stores across Colorado join in.
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 Safeway store employees in Colorado has given the required 72-hour notice that the strike is set to begin one minute before midnight on Sunday.
Chronic understaffing at Albertsons and Kroger grocery stores has led to a near unanimous vote to strike in about 105 stores in Colorado – including 100% of the workers at the Salida Safeway store.