Mark Gruenberg and Cameron Harrison at People’s World report more than 52,000 Western and Mountain State Grocery Workers, upset by management disrespect, low pay and unfair labor practices, are Striking or on the verge of it. Their United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)-bargained contracts expired months ago. Their targets are big Grocery Chains - including Albertsons, Kroger, Safeway, Ralph’s and Vons, who dominate in Colorado and Southern California, creating grocery monopolies and corporate greed. The Colorado Strike involves 7,000 Workers at Safeway and Albertsons and started on Sunday (June 15th). The Southern California one, if it occurs, will see 45,000 UFCW Members Strike at midnight on June 30th. Their contract expired in March. One final bargaining session is scheduled for late June. Meanwhile, action by Grocery Workers has resulted in settlements in some areas, including in Washington State where UFCW Local 3000’s overwhelming Strike Authorization Vote earlier this month forced the company to return to the bargaining table with a serious offer.

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