Grocery worker union leaders in Southern California have set a deadline of September 9 to end contract talks with supermarket chains, reports the Los Angeles Times. The deadline was set after four days of talks concluded with no agreement reached. A new round of negotiations is schedule for September 4 through 8. Affected workers include employees of Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons, and Pavilions stores.
“Our goal is to negotiate a contract, not a strike, and hopefully we can come to a conclusion but this is in the supermarkets’ hands,” Todd Walters, president of San Diego County’s UFCW Local 135, said Monday. “The unions are very frustrated with the games the companies are playing by making us wait all day on Sunday and then doing nothing until 5 p.m.” Full Story
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