Looks like we need to consider stocking up on groceries—and find independent locations to buy fruit/vegetables and other necessities.
““Their contract campaign comes at a time when grocery companies are trying everything to make a buck on the backs of workers,” organization officials stated. “Staffing has been reduced to unsafe levels, stores are relying on self-checkout machines and are looking into other ways to maximize their profits, while avoiding paying the labor costs needed to give customers an excellent shopping experience.”
Union officials did not say if employees at other stores, including those in the High Desert, would show their support by staging their own strike.
Unions say this practice of “chronic understaffing leaves workers overworked and vulnerable to violence, affecting the shopping experience for consumers and the public.”
Seven UFCW California locals represent the grocery workers across Central and Southern California, making up the largest union grocery contract in the nation.
This is the opening shot for a strike, later this year. Were I a betting person they will do in at the beginning of November, just before the holidays. Be prepared.
Grocery workers strike will represent those from Stater Bros, Vons, Albertsons
Rene Ray De La Cruz, Victorville Daily Press, 4/16/25 https://www.vvdailypress.com/story/news/2025/04/14/ufcw-grocery-workers-strike-to-represent-stater-bros-vons-albertsons/83077359007/#:~:text=Grocery%20workers%20strike%20will%20represent%20those%20from%20Stater%20Bros%2C%20Vons%2C%20Albertsons&text=Over%20300%20grocery%20workers%20in,plans%2C%20and%20adequate%20staffing%20levels.
AI-assisted summary
- Over 300 grocery workers in Southern California will march on April 15 to advocate for better benefits.
- Workers are seeking fair wages, secure health benefits, reliable retirement plans, and adequate staffing levels.
- The march, organized by seven California UFCW local unions, targets Kroger, Albertsons, and Stater Bros.
- Unions claim grocery companies are prioritizing profits over worker well-being and customer experience.
Over 300 grocery store workers represented by seven California UFCW local unions will stage a strike march to support better benefits.
The April 15 march from Vons to Stater Bros. in La Verne is part of the fight for fair wages, secure health benefits, reliable retirement plans and adequate hours and staffing levels, according to Grocery Workers Rising.
UFCW local union representatives added that the strike is to ensure the well-being of nearly 65,000 workers and a good shopping experience for customers.
Union grocery workers from across Southern California are fighting for a fair contract from their employers, including Kroger (Ralphs in Southern California), Albertsons, which owns Vons and Pavilions, and Stater Bros, the organization stated.
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“Their contract campaign comes at a time when grocery companies are trying everything to make a buck on the backs of workers,” organization officials stated. “Staffing has been reduced to unsafe levels, stores are relying on self-checkout machines and are looking into other ways to maximize their profits, while avoiding paying the labor costs needed to give customers an excellent shopping experience.”
Union officials did not say if employees at other stores, including those in the High Desert, would show their support by staging their own strike.
Unions say this practice of “chronic understaffing leaves workers overworked and vulnerable to violence, affecting the shopping experience for consumers and the public.”
Seven UFCW California locals represent the grocery workers across Central and Southern California, making up the largest union grocery contract in the nation.
The locals involved include UFCW Locals 8GS, 135, 324, 770, 1167, 1428, and 1442, spanning Central California to the U.S.-Mexico border.
For more information, visit groceryworkersrising.org.
My mother, who is no conservative or moderate, crossed the picket line in the 2003 grocery store strike. Also, a little-known secret I myself barely found out about around then(maybe as recently as 2 years later) is that labor unions have their roots in communism.