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Northern California Safeway and Vons Negotiations Update – April 28, 2025

UFCW 8-Golden State, alongside Locals 5 and 648, continued negotiations with Safeway and Vons last…
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Raley’s, Bel Air, and Nob Hill Contract Negotiations Update – April 18, 2025
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Northern Calif. Safeway/Vons Negotiations Update – April 10, 2025
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Northern California Safeway/Vons Negotiations Update – April 5, 2025
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Contract Negotiations Begin with Raley’s in Northern California – March 31, 2025
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Northern California Safeway and Vons Negotiations Underway
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Tentative Agreement Reached for UFCW 8 Members at Cost Less Food Company
Grocery Workers Rising
UFCW 8-Golden State Members Ratify New Contracts with Save Mart, Lucky, Food Maxx, Maxx Value, and Save Mart Office

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If you hang around Union people long enough, there are terms which pop up and can be confusing if you’ve never had a Union job before or had much experience with Labor Unions.

How Contract Negotiations Work

One of the most important benefits of coming together with your colleagues to form a union is gaining the clarity and security of a union contract. Having one means knowing exactly what is expected of you at work, and what you can expect from your employer in return. A union contract is a written agreement between the employer and the employees that details the terms and benefits in a clear and legally-binding way

NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )Retail Food (Southern California)Save Mart, Lucky, and Food Maxx Contract Update – January 8, 2025
January 8, 2025

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 the voting materials for the tentative agreement. We are in the process of incorporating contract…
NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )Retail Food (Southern California)Strike Narrowly Averted as Unions Reach Settlement with Save Mart/Lucky and FoodMaxx
December 19, 2024

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 Save Mart/Lucky and FoodMaxx supermarkets was averted when Union and management negotiators reached a tentative contract agreement…
NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )Retail Food (Southern California)Save Mart, Lucky, and FoodMaxx Negotiations Update – December 16, 2024
December 16, 2024

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 in the event that a strike becomes necessary. The Union has also requested formal strike…
NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )Retail Food (Southern California)Save Mart, Lucky, and Food Maxx Negotiations Update – December 7, 2024
December 7, 2024

Save Mart, Lucky, and Food Maxx Negotiations Update – December 7, 2024

UFCW 8-Golden State members have spoken loudly and clearly, turning out in record numbers for strike authorization votes. Members voted nearly unanimously to authorize both an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP)…
NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )Retail Food (Southern California)Cost Less Foods Negotiations Update
December 6, 2024

Cost Less Foods Negotiations Update

December 6, 2024 -- Negotiations continue with Cost Less Foods, and after several bargaining sessions, we’ve made progress on resolving contract language items, clearing the way for focused discussions on…
NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )Retail Food (Southern California)Save Mart, Lucky, and Food Maxx Negotiations Update: Upcoming Strike Authorization Vote Meetings – December 3, 4 and 5
November 29, 2024

Save Mart, Lucky, and Food Maxx Negotiations Update: Upcoming Strike Authorization Vote Meetings – December 3, 4 and 5

Video Message from Jacques Loveall, President of UFCW 8-Golden State, UFCW International Vice President. Strike authorization vote meetings scheduled on Tuesday, December 3rd, Wednesday, December 4th, and Thursday, December 5th, 2024, at…
NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )Retail Food (Southern California)Unfair Labor Practice Strike Authorization Meeting Notice for Members Working at Save Mart, Lucky and Food Maxx
November 25, 2024

Unfair Labor Practice Strike Authorization Meeting Notice for Members Working at Save Mart, Lucky and Food Maxx

Video Message from Jacques Loveall, President of UFCW 8-Golden State, UFCW International Vice President. UFCW 8–Golden State will conduct UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE and ECONOMIC strike authorization drop-in meetings on Tuesday,…
NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )Retail Food (Southern California)Unions Scheduling ULP Strike Votes for Save Mart, Lucky and Food Maxx Throughout California – November 21, 2024
November 21, 2024

Unions Scheduling ULP Strike Votes for Save Mart, Lucky and Food Maxx Throughout California – November 21, 2024

UFCW 8-Golden State, in solidarity with Locals 5, 648, and 770, has been bargaining with Save Mart since July. Rather than addressing our member's issues in good faith, the employer…
NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )Retail Food (Southern California)Save Mart, Lucky, and Food Maxx Negotiations Update – November 15, 2024
November 15, 2024

Save Mart, Lucky, and Food Maxx Negotiations Update – November 15, 2024

UFCW 8-Golden State, alongside Locals 5 and 648, continues to face unnecessary delays by the company as we work to negotiate a fair contract for members working at Save Mart,…
NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )Yosemite Wholesale Warehouse – Closure Agreement Update
October 28, 2024

Yosemite Wholesale Warehouse – Closure Agreement Update

In an effort to ensure an orderly closure of the Yosemite Warehouse facility, UFCW 8-Golden State and Save Mart Supermarkets LLC have reached an agreement designed to honor the commitment…
NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )Retail Food (Southern California)Save Mart, Lucky, Food Maxx, Maxx Value and SM Office Bargaining Update
October 10, 2024

Save Mart, Lucky, Food Maxx, Maxx Value and SM Office Bargaining Update

October 10, 2024 -- UFCW 8-Golden State, along with UFCW locals 5 and 648, continued negotiations with the company last week and through the weekend. These discussions include contracts for…
NegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )Save Mart Negotiations Update – Sept. 25, 2024
September 25, 2024

Save Mart Negotiations Update – Sept. 25, 2024

September 25, 2024 -- Negotiations continued with Save Mart/Lucky’s this week as we resume coordinated bargaining with UFCW Locals 5 and 648, who also represent thousands of members in the…