UFCW Local 5 and UFCW Local 648 reached a tentative agreement with Safeway that promises higher wages and improved benefits for workers. A ratified agreement would conclude five months of negotiations and avert a potential strike by 16,000 workers across over 100 stores in the Bay Area. This agreement includes wage increases, better health care contributions, a strengthened pension plan, improved scheduling, and enhanced job protection, reflecting the dedication and efforts of the union members amidst escalating labor actions.
Our members stood together - strong and unshakable - they secured a contract that reflects their value and delivers real improvements for their families and futures. This is a hard-earned and inspiring victory.
If there's no deal by midnight Friday, July 25, we're ready to strike. This fight is about dignity and respect for the workers who kept our communities going.
Relief for Safeway came early Saturday morning when a federal monitor for the negotiations requested a deadline extension for the grocery store's contract negotiations, stopping workers from striking.
With the tentative agreement, Safeway agreed to wage increases, a strengthened pension plan, more fair scheduling to enhance worker's quality of life, increased company contributions to health care, and enhanced job protection.
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