Union federation to honor grocery strike

[The Sushi Bandit]

Source: The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - A federation of labor unions said Monday its members would honor picket lines should thousands of Southern California grocery workers go on strike or be locked out over a contract dispute with three national supermarket chains.

The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor said its more than 800,000 members would also mobilize for demonstrations, boycotts and food drives to aid striking grocery workers.

"Workers throughout Los Angeles County have made a commitment today, to stand in solidarity with our grocery workers in their fight to make their jobs, good middle-class jobs again," said Maria Elena Durazo, the federation's executive secretary-treasurer.

The organization is home to more than 300 unions, including the Screen Actors Guild, the Teamsters, the Service Employees International Union, and the American Federation of Teachers, among others.



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