Safeway Continues to Refuse to Fund Pension

Safeway Continues to Refuse to Fund Pension

10 Days Until Strike Vote at Safeway We met with Safeway negotiators today and yesterday for the first time since announcing our intent to take a strike vote if we are unable to reach a fair agreement. The last time we sat down with Safeway was on February 13. We made...
Safeway Workers Announce Strike Vote March 5

Safeway Workers Announce Strike Vote March 5

Giant Workers Reach Tentative Agreement WASHINGTON, D.C., (February 19, 2020) — Hundreds of union Safeway employees, members of United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 400 and 27, today rallied alongside elected officials, community leaders and other...
Safeway Workers Announce Strike Vote March 5

March 5: Strike Vote at Safeway, Contract Vote on Giant Proposal

On Thursday, March 5, we will be holding contract meetings for Giant and Safeway members. Join us! Giant Food MeetingThursday, March 5, 2020 7:00 a.m. Registration8:00 a.m. Meeting Gaylord National Resort and Conference Center201 Waterfront St, Oxon Hill, MD...
Safeway Workers Announce Strike Vote March 5

Some Progress with Giant As Strike Preparations Continue

After a long weekend of negotiations with Giant Food, we have made some progress. We still have more work to do to meet our goals of wages we can live on, schedules we can depend on, healthcare we can afford, and a retirement we can count on. However, we are not...
Feb 19: Rally to Announce Strike Vote at Giant & Safeway

Feb 19: Rally to Announce Strike Vote at Giant & Safeway

Rally to Announce Strike Vote at Giant & Safeway 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 19, 2020Safeway #2892, 1100 4th St SW, Washington, DC After five months of negotiations with Giant & Safeway, we are still not close to a deal on a new union contract. Both...