"Safeway has decided to shut a store in Hayward but intends to shift all of its affected workers to one or more locations in the area, according to a WARN letter sent to the state Employment Development Department. Safeway estimated that 76 associates who work at the 231 West Jackson St. store will be affected. It is slated to close on Feb. 2, 2026."
""We do not foresee any layoffs as a result of the closure," Terra Powers, a Safeway vice president human resources for the grocery chain's Northern California division, wrote in a Nov. 5 letter to the state EDD. Safeway is eyeing transfers for all the affected workers who are represented by United Food and Commercial Workers Local 5 and Baker's Union Local 125."
""We intend to place all the associates into a position at another nearby location," Power wrote in the WARN letter. "The exact placement of positions has not yet been completed." It wasn't immediately clear whether the workers would all be shifted to the same location or how Safeway defined the term "nearby." "Associates will continue to work at the store to close operations for a period of time after that date," Safeway stated in the WARN letter."
Safeway will close its store at 231 West Jackson St. in Hayward on Feb. 2, 2026. Seventy-six associates who work at that store will be affected. Safeway intends to transfer affected employees to one or more nearby locations and does not foresee any layoffs. Affected workers are represented by United Food and Commercial Workers Local 5 and Baker's Union Local 125. All workers have bumping rights, allowing displaced employees with seniority to displace less-senior employees at other stores; the impact on staffing at other locations is unclear. Exact placement of positions has not yet been completed and associates will continue working during the closure process.
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