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Raley’s, Bel Air, and Nob Hill Negotiations Update – August 15, 2025

UFCW 8-Golden State and UFCW Local 5 resumed joint negotiations with Raley’s, Bel Air, and…
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UFCW 8 Members Ratify New Contract at Albertsons, Safeway, and Vons
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Safeway, Vons and Albertsons – Contract Ratification Meetings
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Contract Materials Being Finalized Following Tentative Agreement for Northern California Grocery Workers at Safeway and Vons
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Albertsons, Safeway, and Vons Workers Reach Tentative Agreement, Avoid Historic Strike
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25,000 Albertsons, Safeway and Vons Workers May Strike Sunday Morning if Company Refuses to Reach Agreement
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Safeway and Vons Workers Temporarily Extend Strike Deadline As Negotiations Continue
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Raley’s, Bel Air, and Nob Hill Negotiations Update – July 25

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Grocery Workers RisingNegotiationsNewsPress ReleasesRetail Food (Northern California )Retail Food (Southern California)UFCW 8-Golden State and UFCW Locals 5 and 648 Continue Intensive Negotiations with Safeway-Albertsons; Strike Looms If No Deal by Friday Midnight
July 24, 2025

UFCW 8-Golden State and UFCW Locals 5 and 648 Continue Intensive Negotiations with Safeway-Albertsons; Strike Looms If No Deal by Friday Midnight

Concord, CA — July 24, 2025 — UFCW 8-Golden State, along with UFCW Locals 5 and 648, are engaged in around-the-clock negotiations with Safeway-Albertsons management in an effort to reach a…
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Grocery Workers RisingNegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )Retail Food (Southern California)Message to UFCW 8 members at Albertsons, Safeway and Vons from President Jacques Loveall
July 22, 2025

Message to UFCW 8 members at Albertsons, Safeway and Vons from President Jacques Loveall

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Grocery Workers RisingNegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )Retail Food (Southern California)Message to Picket Captains and Stewards at Albertsons, Safeway and Vons regarding strike preparations
July 21, 2025

Message to Picket Captains and Stewards at Albertsons, Safeway and Vons regarding strike preparations

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Grocery Workers RisingNegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )Retail Food (Southern California)Northern & Central CA Safeway, Vons, and Albertsons Negotiation Update: Deadline Set
July 17, 2025

Northern & Central CA Safeway, Vons, and Albertsons Negotiation Update: Deadline Set

Discussions with Safeway, Vons, and Albertsons this week have produced little to no movement by the company. Despite our repeated efforts to move the process forward, the company continues to…
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Grocery Workers RisingNegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )Retail Food (Southern California)Central and Northern California Negotiations Update: Albertsons, Safeway, and Vons – Members Approve Strike Authorization
July 11, 2025

Central and Northern California Negotiations Update: Albertsons, Safeway, and Vons – Members Approve Strike Authorization

UFCW members throughout Northern and Central California, along with our sisters and brothers in the Bay Area, have made their voices heard—loudly and unequivocally. Thousands of members voted nearly unanimously…
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Grocery Workers RisingNegotiationsNewsRetail Food (Northern California )Retail Food (Southern California)NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SAFEWAY / VONS: STRIKE AUTHORIZATION VOTES – JULY 8, 9 & 10
July 3, 2025

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SAFEWAY / VONS: STRIKE AUTHORIZATION VOTES – JULY 8, 9 & 10

We've reached a turning point in negotiations. You're being asked to take an important step to give your bargaining team the authority to call a strike if it becomes necessary.…
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