Southern California grocery workers avoid strike, approve contract

[TexasTowelie]

Grocery workers voted Monday to approve a new union contract that covers employees at nearly 100 San Diego County stores.

The three-year agreement approves modest raises, keeps current health care plans in place and gives employees longer notice about work schedules, the United Food & Commercial Workers union said.

Union officials said Monday night that the workers had voted by a wide margin to approve the new contract, although they said a final tally would not be available until later in the week.

The deal affects roughly 47,000 workers in Southern California, including 10,000 in San Diego County, at Ralphs and Albertsons, which also operates Vons, Pavilions and Safeway stores.

Read more: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/aug/08/ufcw-grocery-strike-avoided/

Another article: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-grocery-contract-20160808-snap-story.html

Cross-posted in the California Group.

[Sherman A1]

1. Thanks for psting

Happy that they were able to come to an agreement that the membership can live with.