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Northern California Safeway/Vons Negotiations Update – April 5, 2025 NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )

Northern California Safeway/Vons Negotiations Update – April 5, 2025

UFCW 8-Golden State, along with UFCW Locals 5 and 648, met once again with Safeway…
UFCW 8April 5, 2025
UFCW 8-Golden State Members Overwhelmingly Ratify New Agreement with Gallo – April 4, 2025 Food ProcessingNegotiationsWinery & Distillery

UFCW 8-Golden State Members Overwhelmingly Ratify New Agreement with Gallo – April 4, 2025

Members working at Gallo have overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new four-year agreement, delivering meaningful…
UFCW 8April 5, 2025
Tentative Agreement Reached with Perfect Union CannabisNegotiationsNews

Tentative Agreement Reached with Perfect Union

UFCW 8-Golden State is pleased to announce a tentative agreement has been reached with Perfect…
UFCW 8April 1, 2025
Contract Negotiations Begin with Raley’s in Northern California – March 31, 2025 NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )

Contract Negotiations Begin with Raley’s in Northern California – March 31, 2025

Northern California contract negotiations with Raley's are in the beginning stages. UFCW 8-Golden State, along…
UFCW 8March 31, 2025
Southern California Negotiations Update for Albertsons, Vons and Stater Bros. – March 27, 2025 Grocery Workers RisingNegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Southern California)

Southern California Negotiations Update for Albertsons, Vons and Stater Bros. – March 27, 2025

In recent days, UFCW 8-Golden State, alongside our Southern California UFCW allies, returned to the…
UFCW 8March 27, 2025
Northern California Safeway and Vons Negotiations Underway NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )

Northern California Safeway and Vons Negotiations Underway

UFCW 8-Golden State, in solidarity with UFCW Locals 5 and 648, has begun negotiations on…
UFCW 8March 25, 2025
Stater Bros. Markets Negotiation Update – March 20 Grocery Workers RisingNegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Southern California)

Stater Bros. Markets Negotiation Update – March 20

We met with Stater Bros. and the company had no answers to our questions about…
UFCW 8March 20, 2025
Southern Calif. Albertson and Vons Negotiation Update – March 20, 2025 Grocery Workers RisingNegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Southern California)

Southern Calif. Albertson and Vons Negotiation Update – March 20, 2025

This week, we met with Albertsons/Vons and Kroger/Ralphs for two days of bargaining. The company…
UFCW 8March 20, 2025
Stater Bros. Negotiation Update – March 17 Grocery Workers RisingNegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Southern California)

Stater Bros. Negotiation Update – March 17

We met with Stater Bros. again to bargain a new contract and the company explained…
UFCW 8March 17, 2025
Stater Bros. Negotiation Update – March 7, 2025 Grocery Workers RisingNegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Southern California)

Stater Bros. Negotiation Update – March 7, 2025

UFCW Southern California Locals continued negotiations with Stater Bros. this week, coming in strong, united,…
UFCW 8March 7, 2025
Tentative Agreement Reached for UFCW 8 Members at Cost Less Food Company NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )

Tentative Agreement Reached for UFCW 8 Members at Cost Less Food Company

March 4, 2025 -- UFCW 8-Golden State is pleased to report we have reached a…
UFCW 8March 4, 2025
New Technology Checks for ‘Sweethearting’ Secretary-Treasurer's Report

New Technology Checks for ‘Sweethearting’

Our Union has often advised our members about the problem of “sweethearting.” Sweethearting happens when…
UFCW 8 AdminMarch 4, 2025
Southern California Albertsons / Vons Negotiation Update – February 28, 2025 Grocery Workers RisingNegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Southern California)

Southern California Albertsons / Vons Negotiation Update – February 28, 2025

Despite our contract expiring on Sunday, we are still waiting for Kroger and Albertsons to…
UFCW 8February 28, 2025
Southern California Contract Negotiations with Albertsons/Vons and Kroger Have Begun Grocery Workers RisingNegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Southern California)

Southern California Contract Negotiations with Albertsons/Vons and Kroger Have Begun

Last week, we met with Albertsons/Vons and Kroger/Ralphs for our first round of bargaining. We…
UFCW 8February 19, 2025
Solidarity Makes The Difference In Negotiations President's Report

Solidarity Makes The Difference In Negotiations

Safeway/Vons, Stater Bros. and Raley’s/Bel Air/Nob Hill are Next Contract negotiations are in full swing…
UFCW 8 AdminFebruary 4, 2025
UFCW 8-Golden State Members Ratify New Contracts with Save Mart, Lucky, Food Maxx, Maxx Value, and Save Mart Office Grocery Workers RisingNegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )Retail Food (Southern California)

UFCW 8-Golden State Members Ratify New Contracts with Save Mart, Lucky, Food Maxx, Maxx Value, and Save Mart Office

ROSEVILLE, CALIF. (January 31, 2025) – UFCW 8-Golden State is pleased to announce members working…
UFCW 8January 31, 2025
Save Mart, Lucky, and Food Maxx Contract Update – January 8, 2025 NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )Retail Food (Southern California)

Save Mart, Lucky, and Food Maxx Contract Update – January 8, 2025

Thank you to all our members for your patience and unwavering support as we finalize…
UFCW 8January 8, 2025
Perfect Union Negotiations Update – Company Proposals are Grossly Inadequate CannabisNegotiationsNews

Perfect Union Negotiations Update – Company Proposals are Grossly Inadequate

Negotiations with Perfect Union have continued since the contract expiration in September but remain at…
UFCW 8December 26, 2024
Strike Narrowly Averted as Unions Reach Settlement with Save Mart/Lucky and FoodMaxx NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )Retail Food (Southern California)

Strike Narrowly Averted as Unions Reach Settlement with Save Mart/Lucky and FoodMaxx

CONCORD, CALIF. (Dec. 19, 2024) — A strike involving more than 10,000 grocery workers at…
UFCW 8December 19, 2024
Save Mart, Lucky, and FoodMaxx Negotiations Update – December 16, 2024 NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )Retail Food (Southern California)

Save Mart, Lucky, and FoodMaxx Negotiations Update – December 16, 2024

Members continue to demonstrate their solidarity this week by gathering to help prepare picket signs…
UFCW 8December 16, 2024
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Sacramento, CA 95811
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