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Northern CA Retail Food Negotiations Update, July 12, 2019

The phone calls below were sent out to Save Mart and Safeway members on Friday, July 12, 2019.

Retail Food Negotiations Update, Northern California – June 16, 2019

We have made significant progress with Safeway/Vons reaching an agreement on several major aspects of the health and welfare provisions of the contract and continue to make meaningful progress in other areas of the contract.

Retail Food Negotiation Update, Northern California – April 2019

Members' Expectations Must Be Met

Health care and wages at the center of bargaining

Your Union’s negotiating team has been bargaining with the major supermarket employers (Raley’s, Safeway and Save Mart) for new contracts to replace our previous agreements, which expired last October.

Northern California Retail Food Negotiations Update, May 3, 2019

Bargaining in Northern California continued with Save Mart and Raley’s this week. Meetings with Safeway have also taken place in recent weeks. We have made some limited progress, however, the process continues to move slowly.

Retail Food Negotiation Update, Northern California – February 11, 2019

Negotiations with Raley’s/Bel Air/Nob Hill, Safeway/Vons, and Save Mart/Lucky are proceeding slowly. Additional meetings are scheduled this month and we are committed to reaching an agreement which rewards the efforts and hard work of our members.