Update:
UFCW members in Southern California voted 86 percent to ratify a new agreement affecting 70,000 grocery workers at almost 900 stores, with three supermarket companies, Safeway, Kroger and Albertsons, on February 26, 2004...more
NEWS
UFCW Workers Win Fight to Protect Health Care, Vote for New Agreement
Wall Street Underestimating West Coast Retail Strike (February 2004)
California Strike - In the News
Recent articles from around the country on the California strike.
New Wave of Support for the Southern California Grocery Store Workers
Strike Update--Feb. 18
Congressional Panel Exams the Social and Economic Impact of the Strike/Lock Out
NO PEACE, NO PROFITS--Workers, Political and Religious Leaders Rally on Wall Street
Strike Update--Feb. 5
Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice
Successful end, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio Kroger Workers Ratify Contract
California Congressman Challenges Safeway’s Claims On Health Care
Rep. Tom Lantos writes a letter to Safeway.
Safeway 'Offers' to End Affordable Health Care (San Francisco Chronicle, Dec 8, 2003)
The curtain is lifted on Safeway's lies.
Grocery Strike Animates Unions (Los Angeles Times, Dec. 4)
Unions, the faith community, and the public honor the picket lines.
Safeway Tries the Greed Way by Jim Hightower Hear it or Read it
Jim Hightower talks about Safeway's efforts to kill the middle class.
Down and Dirty Truth
- Overview
- Hold the Line Fact Sheet #1 #2 (pdf)
- Health Care Benefit Proposal Explained
- Just The Facts--Analysis of Health Care in the Company Proposal
- Safeway CEO Steve Burd's Mismanagement
- More Working Families Lose Health Care--Facts and Figures
Hear From the Workers Holding the Line
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