Today, we met again with Kroger and Albertsons for our 14th bargaining session, but once again, no progress was made.
We presented all of our proposals on day one way back in February, making our priorities of a living wage, affordable healthcare benefits, a reliable pension, and more staffing for a greater customer experience crystal clear, but after months of bargaining, they’ve failed to respond fully.
We’ve been loud and clear about the fact that staffing has been our number one priority during this campaign – even our customers are demanding they address it – and FINALLY, today they came with an initial staffing counter-proposal. But it’s incredibly vague and doesn’t do nearly enough to solve our staffing crisis.
We look forward to continuing to engage with them on this important issue.
More bargaining is scheduled for May 29 and 30, 2025.
If you have ANY questions about what’s happening at the table, how you can stand up against our company’s actions, or anything else, reach out to your Union Representative.
On April 28 and 29, 2025, we met with El Super for our very first round of bargaining with the largest bargaining committee we’ve ever had. We showed up as a strong, united force of proud members ready to get the contract we deserve.
We began the bargaining session by presenting our non-economic proposals, including protections in our workplace, fair scheduling, more guaranteed hours, seniority protections, and improved safety in the stores. The company rejected almost all of our proposals. They think the current contract is fine as is. Their tone showed disregard for their employees and our communities.
It’s time to fight to make our jobs and our lives better. We must not accept a contract that is anything less than what we deserve. Whether we’re at the bargaining table or in the stores, let’s show El Super that we’re serious about our proposals and that we’re ready to stand together to get a strong contract.
What’s next?
We will meet with the companies again for our second round of bargaining in the coming weeks. Between now and then, we must demand that the companies come to the table with serious proposals that value our work.
Only by rising up together can we change our workplaces, not only for us, but for our co-workers as well. Rise up by:
Following your UFCW Local website and social media accounts! These platforms are where the most up-to-date information will be housed. Workers can find bargaining updates there and other content about the contract fight, so make sure all of your co-workers also follow the accounts to combat the companies’ misinformation campaign!
We will send another update after our next session. Remember that El Super will attempt to control the narrative about bargaining with misinformation and partial truths to try and divide us. These updates that come directly from your union co-workers on your bargaining committee have the most up-to-date information about what is happening at bargaining with your best interests in mind.
If you have any questions about bargaining, or if there is anything we can help you with, please do not hesitate to reach out to your Union Representative.
29 de Arbil de 2025
El 28 y 29 de abril de 2025, nos reunimos con El Super en nuestraprimera ronda de negociaciones con el comité de negociaciones más grande que hemos tenido, con miles de años de servicio entre todos los presentes.
Nos presentamos como una fuerzaunida de miembros orgullosos, listospara lograr el contrato que merecemos. Comenzamos la sesión de negociaciones presentando nuestraspropuestas no económicas, incluyendoprotecciones en nuestro lugar de trabajo, horarios justos, más horas garantizadas para todos los trabajadores, protección por antigüedady mayor seguridad en las tiendas.
La empresa rechazó casi todasnuestras propuestas y dijo que cree queel contrato actual está bien tal comoestá. Su tono demostró indiferenciahacia sus empleados y nuestrascomunidades.
Es hora de luchar para mejorar nuestros trabajos y nuestras vidas. No aceptaremos un contratoque sea inferior a lo que merecemos. Ya sea en la mesa de negociaciones o en las tiendas, vamos a demostrarle a El Super que nuestras propuestas son serias y que estamos listos para unirnos y lograr un contrato fuerte.
¿Qué sigue?
Nos reuniremos con las empresas la próximas semanas, para nuestrasegunda ronda de negociaciones. De aquí a entonces, debemos exigir que la empresa se siente a la mesa de negociaciones con propuestas seriasque valoren nuestro trabajo.
Cientos de trabajadores de supermercados en California estánluchando como nunca antes por los contratos que merecemos en El Super. Sólo luchando juntos podremos cambiarnuestros lugares de trabajo, no solo para nosotros, sino también para nuestros compañeros y clientes. ¡Participa!:
¡Sigue nuestro sitio web y redessociales de tu Local UFCW! Estasplataformas tendrán la información másactualizada. Los trabajadores podránencontrar actualizaciones sobre la negociación y otro contenido sobre la lucha de contrato, así que asegúrate de que todos tus compañeros tambiénsigan nuestras cuentas en redessociales para combatir la campaña de desinformación de las empresas.
Les enviaremos otra actualizacióndespués de nuestra próxima sesiónRecuerden que El Super intentarácontrolar la información sobre las negociaciones con desinformación y verdades a medias para dividirnos.
Estas actualizaciones, que provienendirectamente de tus compañeros de a Unión en tu comité de negociaciones, contienen la información másactualizada sobre lo que estásucediendo en las negociaciones, pensando en tus mejores intereses.
Sitienes alguna pregunta sobre la negociación colectiva o si hay algo en lo que podamos ayudarte, no dudes en comunicarte con la Unión en tu representante de la Unión.
Today, we met with Kaiser Permanente for our second day of bargaining on our pharmacy contract. We had some productive conversations with the company regarding their interest in the probationary period. We ended the day by presenting a new interest to KP around bridging seniority when returning to previous positions.
The conversations were engaging, and we were able to identify areas for potential improvement in our facilities.
We will meet with KP again on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, and send you another update on the progress made at that time. In the meantime, here are some upcoming activities where you can show KP that we’re united for the contract we deserve:
Attend the rally/picket action on Monday, May 5! The Alliance will be holding a kickoff rally and picket action in Harbor City at 5 PM on May 5, the day before bargaining on our national contract starts. Having a large turnout at this event will make it clear to Kaiser that we’re ready for a strong contract. RSVP for the rally/picket action here: https://www.addevent.com/event/so25393958
Join our National Bargaining Town Hall Calls! At 6 PM on May 8 and 7 AM on May 9, we’re going to be holding a town hall call so you can hear what has happened in the first national bargaining session. Mark your calendar now and keep an eye out for the information to join this important call. Calls like this are a key way you can stay involved in bargaining.
Become a member of the Contract Action Team! The contract action team is critical to bargaining and to ensuring your co-workers know what’s going on. Commit to informing colleagues, sharing bargaining updates, gathering feedback, and mobilizing your co-workers to support all efforts to win a fair contract by filling out this form: https://forms.gle/WyYvJZ7rtW5gjfTP6
If you have any questions about bargaining or if there is anything else we can do to support you, please do not hesitate to contact your Union Representatives.
Today we met with Stater Bros. for our sixth day of bargaining, where they spent the day rejecting several of our proposals on common sense workplace protections. Our proposals included protections for workers impacted by the use of new technology (AI) in the stores. They also continued to question our proposal for Special Project Union Representative (SPUR) leave.
This morning, we gave Stater Bros. a counteroffer on our wage proposal, and we expressed that they need to come back to the table with an offer that includes everyone, not just the people at the top wage rate. At the end of the day, they responded with another offer that is short of the mark. While they finally added the meat cutters to the proposal, their proposal is still only $1 each year for those at the top rate of pay. Nothing for those who aren’t at the top rate of pay, nothing for department heads, nothing for those in the progressions and nothing for courtesy clerks.
It’s clear that Stater Bros. isn’t going to move on the issues we care about until they know we’re ready and willing to do what it takes to get the contract we deserve. Continue to wear your buttons, join future rallies, and participate! This act of solidarity shows Stater Bros. that we’re all united. When we stand together, we have more power at the table to negotiate for the contract we deserve.
The next negotiation date is scheduled for May 21, 2025 (edited 4/29/25).
In the meantime, we will continue to escalate our campaign with more actions and more ways you can get involved, including engaging with our customers in front of our stores. Stay involved, and do not hesitate to reach out to your Union Representative with any questions.
UFCW Local 1167 members at Stiiizy have successfully ratified a new 3-year contract, featuring wage hikes, improved benefits, retroactive pay, healthcare for eligible part-timers, and much more! 🎉👏 Local 1167 cannabis workers are leading the way in creating quality jobs within the industry.
Finally, Stater Bros. admitted the truth today – that their proposal has no increases for meat cutters, courtesy clerks, and the people in the progressions. We asked them three separate times, and they confirmed every time that “there’s nothing for anyone else.” That’s unacceptable. $1 per year for only the people at the top of the pay scale is unacceptable! We are all dedicated to this company and work hard to make it a place where we’re proud to work. We all deserve a raise!
Today, we handed over multiple proposals on important issues – immigration protections for workers, AI/training, and leaves for union business, and had the opportunity to engage in conversations about them. At the very end of the day, Stater Bros. acknowledged it's responsibility to participate in our health and pension benefit fund on the same basis as the other large grocers in our area.
But we still have a long way to go.
Right now, it’s imperative that Stater Bros. knows we’re ready and willing to do what it takes to get the contract we deserve. We know we deserve better from Stater Bros., and to get that, we need to stay involved in bargaining. Continue to wear your buttons! This act of solidarity shows Stater Bros. that we’re all united. Join calls like the ones hundreds of members attended this week. When we stand together, we have more power at the table to negotiate for the contract we deserve.
Join our next campaign action on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at 11:00 AM in La Verne, CA. We’ll be marching from Vons to Stater Bros. to show how powerful we are when we stand together. Talk to your union representative if you need transportation to the march.
Register for the march here: https://forms.gle/zTyhcqMDGusAL7kv6
We return to the bargaining table on April 21, 2025. In the meantime, we will continue to escalate our campaign with more actions and more ways you can get involved, including engaging with our customers in front of our stores. Stay involved, and do not hesitate to reach out to your Union Representative with any questions.
Today we met with Kaiser Permanente for our first day of bargaining on our pharmacy contract. We started the day by defining our priorities for this year’s contract negotiations and setting expectations on how we will achieve an agreement that benefits both the members and the communities we serve. Negotiations occur through interest-based bargaining, and today, we focused on our work-life balance. We discussed the time-off approval process and the company’s response time.
One of management’s interests, which we also discussed today, was our dedication to staying in positions longer. We followed up by reiterating our commitment to our patients and agreed to continue the conversation after conducting a member survey to get more information.
This was a good first day, and we’re hopeful about our ability to get the contract you deserve in the future.
We meet with KP again on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, and we will send another update for you on what happened then. In the meantime, here’s how you can show KP that we’re united for the contract we deserve:
If you have any questions about bargaining or if there is anything else we can do to support you, please do not hesitate to contact your Union Representative.
Today was our 13th bargaining session. We made sure Kroger and Albertsons heard our perspective as we shared stories about what’s happening in our stores and the hardships we have been enduring as these companies continue to squeeze our hours and wages to increase their profits and hand more money to their shareholders. These companies need to hear that the people who are making them huge profits have families to provide for and deserve a good contract.
Yesterday, the company presented us with an insulting wage proposal. Today, we responded by presenting them with thousands of petitions signed by our co-workers across Southern California, a powerful show of force that put them on notice that we are united in our fight for a fair contract, and we won’t accept less than we deserve. We deserve more than $2.50 over 3 years. What’s even worse is that these poverty wages were only offered to some workers, not everyone.
What do we do to show Kroger and Albertsons we mean business?
Join us on an all-Southern California UFCW grocery worker call on Thursday, April 10, at 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM to hear exactly what’s happening at negotiations with Kroger and Albertsons and discuss future actions from the best source – us – your bargaining committee. We’ll be talking about the company’s attitude at the bargaining table, what their proposals are, and what we’re fighting for. Register for the calls with the links below:
April 10 at 9 AM: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_22Iyhq8QQiOkh3vjbxdHxA
April 10 at 7 PM: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6EtR2VLPTTunXVPmp-TTEQ
Show up in force at our next campaign action on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at 11:00 AM in La Verne, CA. We’ll be marching from Vons to Stater Bros. to show how powerful we are when we stand together. Talk to your union representative or bargaining committee members if you need transportation to the march.
Register for the march here: https://forms.gle/zTyhcqMDGusAL7kv6
Right now, it’s imperative that Kroger and Albertsons know we’re ready and willing to do what it takes to get the contract we deserve. Continue to wear your buttons! The more we participate in actions like the April 15 march, stay involved in bargaining by joining calls, and stand together, the more power we have at the table to negotiate the contract we deserve. And we deserve better than this insulting offer from Kroger and Albertsons this week.
We return to the bargaining table on May 14, 29 & 30, 2025. In the meantime, we will continue to escalate our campaign with more actions and more ways you and your customers can get involved.
Stay involved, and do not hesitate to contact your Union Representative with any questions.
After nearly two months of negotiations without a wage proposal from the companies, we finally got one today that doesn’t even come close to respecting our contribution.
Under the companies’ wage proposal:
This Co. proposal is disappointing, to say the least. We made it very clear – we will not accept low-ball offers that ignore our contributions to their skyrocketing profits while many of us can’t even afford to shop in the stores that we work in.
Bargaining continues tomorrow, and we’ll have another update for you then. Make sure you send this update to your co-workers and continue to wear your buttons in the stores to show Kroger, Albertsons, and Vons we’re united for the contract we have earned and deserve.
Join us for an all-Southern California UFCW grocery worker call on Thursday, April 10, at 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM to hear exactly what’s happening at negotiations with Kroger and Albertsons, Vons, and discuss future actions from the best source - your bargaining committee.
We’ll discuss the company’s attitude at the bargaining table, their proposals, and what we’re fighting for.
We met with Kroger and Albertsons, Vons again this week for two days, and progress has been very slow, to say the least. In the short time we’ve met with the companies, we discussed the importance of addressing the inadequate staffing levels in the stores. However, even though the companies recognize staffing is a problem for their employees, they’re pushing back on our proposals, ignoring our experience in the stores, and prioritizing their control of operations.
This hurts us and our customers. And ultimately, the companies.
We also spoke a bit about our health and welfare and made some progress, but there are still some proposed improvements that are important to us that the Companies have not addressed. We need to reduce the time it takes workers to earn eligibility to enroll in our benefit plans. Meanwhile, the companies have not yet shared their proposals on economic issues like wages. We’ve had 11 bargaining sessions. What are they waiting for?
What’s next?Join us for an all-Southern California UFCW grocery worker call on Thursday, April 10, at 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM to hear exactly what’s happening at negotiations with Kroger and Albertsons, Vons, and discuss future actions from the best source - your bargaining committee.
We’ll discuss the company’s attitude at the bargaining table, their proposals, and what we’re fighting for.
Join our next campaign action on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at 11:00 AM in La Verne, CA.
We’ll be marching from Vons to Stater Bros. to show our Solidarity and resolve.
To register for the rally click the following link https://forms.gle/zTyhcqMDGusAL7kv6
Talk to your union representative to coordinate travel and bus pick-up locations.
Continue to wear your buttons!
We return to the bargaining table on April 3 and 4 and again in May.
In the meantime, we will continue to escalate our campaign, and the more we participate in actions like the April 15 march, stay involved in bargaining by joining calls, and stand together, the more power we have at the table to negotiate for the contract we deserve. We know we deserve better than what we’re getting from Kroger and Albertsons, Vons. We know public support is overwhelming.
If you have any questions about bargaining, or if there is anything we can help you with, please do not hesitate to reach out to your Union Representative.
Stater Bros still will not give us their full wage proposal, and they’re the ones accusing us of playing games.
On the very first day of bargaining, we gave Stater Bros. all of our proposals, including a comprehensive wage proposal. Today, they admitted they were holding on presenting wage increases for meat cutters until we respond to their $1 per year increase for only the food, GM, and meat clerks at the top rate.
We won’t sit by while they attempt to piecemeal wage increases for some. All of us deserve fair wages, not just the workers who they deem to be worthy.
We also tried to address another big issue to us – staffing. We gave them a full staffing proposal and explained why adequate hours and full-time jobs are so crucial to our stores.
We’ve confirmed April 11th and 21st for future negotiations and are waiting to hear back from the company on more dates we have offered. The federal government provides a service that helps parties resolve contracts to avoid a labor dispute. The bargaining committee requested Stater Bros. participate in this process to have more productive conversations, which the company refused.
What can you do to stop Stater Bros.’s misinformation?
Stay tuned this weekend for video from your bargaining committee about the company’s misinformation. We’ll post it on groceryworkersrising.org and our social media accounts.
In the meantime:
Join us on all Southern California UFCW grocery worker call on Wednesday, April 9, at 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM.
Join these calls to hear exactly what’s happening at negotiations with Stater Bros. and future actions from the best source – us – your bargaining committee. We’ll be talking about the company’s misinformation campaign, their proposals, and what we’re fighting for.
Register for the calls with the links below:
April 9 at 9 AM: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Rojs95hGSrOHGK1PN0Zxpg
April 9 at 7 PM: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Hm_1DzLBQJek_tAMy-F3sA
Join our next campaign action on *New Date*Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at 11:00 - 1:00 PM AM in La Verne, CA. We’ll be marching from Vons to Stater Bros. to show how powerful we are when we stand together.
Talk to your union representative or bargaining committee members if you need transportation to the march.
To register for the rally click the following link https://forms.gle/zTyhcqMDGusAL7kv6
If you have any questions about bargaining or if there is anything we can help you with, please do not hesitate to reach out to your Union Representative.
We met with Stater Bros. for the four hours they were available today, and while we were at the table, their leadership refused to answer our questions about their plans to eliminate all courtesy clerks in all stores and told us they were “still learning” what to do. But while we were sitting across from the company, CEO Van Helden released a new video saying that they were laying off their courtesy clerks. When we asked Stater Bros. President Greg McNiff about the video, he wasn’t aware of a new video in the stores. Stater Bros. Says, “We’re Still Learning.”
Meanwhile, our contract has expired. We deserve meaningful negotiations.
It’s clear Stater Bros. doesn’t understand what is happening with their company. We’re still having to teach Stater Bros. how negotiations work, how the trust fund that manages our benefits works, how important staffing is to their business, and how much we’re struggling. Laying off courtesy clerks only increases the amount all of us need to pay to maintain the benefits we have.
We want to say to Stater Bros. that the most efficient way to “get groceries in the bag” is to have the staff available to provide customers with exemplary customer service.
We meet with the company again on Friday, March 21, 2025 where we will continue to push the company for answers about these important issues. We will send a full update about this week’s bargaining sessions then. In the meantime, continue to wear your union button! This act of Solidarity shows Stater Bros. that we’re all united and standing together for the contract we deserve.
If you have any questions about bargaining, or if there is anything we can help you with, please do not hesitate to reach out to your Union Representative.
Subject: Expired, Exasperated, and Enraged. We need a staffing solution now.
In our first session since our contracts expired, we met with Albertsons/Vons/Pavilions and Kroger/Ralphs for two days this week.
Today, the company saw photos and heard from committee members about customers waiting in lines for over half an hour, carts full of go-backs, and empty deli shelves.
We presented our solution to their understaffing epidemic, which would provide a required minimum number of full-time jobs and minimum total hours based on store sales. They saw the proof, but the companies have not responded to the crisis they caused. Wouldn’t it be great if they cared about customers as much as we do?
Our next bargaining session is March 25-26 where we will continue pushing the company for what we need and deserve.
What can you do in the meantime?
Wear your button! Your union representatives are out in the stores distributing buttons to all members.Wearing the button is an act of solidarity and shows our companies that we’re all united and standing together for the contract we deserve. When our customers ask about the button, tell them that we’re fighting for better staffing and our companies disrespect us and our contribution to their success.
If you have any questions about bargaining, or if there is anything we can help you with, please do not hesitate to reach out to your Union Representative.
We met with Stater Bros. for another day of bargaining, during which the company began by attempting to explain its position on laying off courtesy clerks. At the last session, we asked why the company was hiring courtesy clerks at some stores and laying them off at others. Today, they responded to that question by informing us of a freeze on hiring new courtesy clerks.
And the day only got worse after that. They provided a wage proposal of $3 over three years, but only for the workers at the top rate, and no meat cutter wage proposal was provided. We all work hard! We all deserve a wage increase recognizing the increasingly high cost of living.
Relying on California’s mandated minimum wage increases is not enough. We’ve presented a wage proposal to increase wages for every single worker at Stater Bros. We all contribute to Stater Bros.’ prosperity and we all deserve to be able to pay our rent and put food on the table.
They refused to allow the federal mediator to come to negotiations today. The mediator’s job is to serve as a neutral party to help ensure that bargaining is productive and fair.
Even Kroger and Albertsons have welcomed the mediator to help with the bargaining process. We strongly encourage Stater Bros. to reconsider having the mediator at our next session.
What can you do in the meantime?
Your union representatives will be out in the stores distributing buttons to all Stater Bros. members. Wear the button! This solidarity shows Stater Bros. that we’re all united and standing together for the contract we deserve. When our customers ask about the button, tell them we’re fighting for a fair contract that values our work and that we can live on.
Continue to stay in touch with your co-workers. Tell them that we work hard to make our company successful, and it’s time that Stater Bros. recognizes that with a fair contract for all workers. Stay involved with the Grocery Workers Rising campaign! Updates are on our website and social media accounts at www.groceryworkersrising.org.
We will send another update after our next session on March 19, 2025. Remember, these updates come directly from your co-workers on your bargaining committee and have the most up-to-date information about what is happening at bargaining.
We’re here fighting for the best interests of all Stater Bros. workers to ensure we all get what we deserve.
If you have any questions about bargaining or if there is anything we can help you with, please do not hesitate to reach out to your Union Representative.
Today, we met with Stater Bros. for our first day of bargaining.
We began the bargaining session by presenting all of our proposals, including fair wages, benefits, and safe staffing levels.
We had a lot of passionate discussions about the company’s perspective on the grocery industry and rising inflation and how they want to address it – on the back of us, the workers. What they don’t understand is that we’re suffering from inflation too.
Stater Bros. has the best customer service. Stater Bros. is profitable. Stater Bros. is able to remodel and open new stores. We are the reason that Stater Bros. has been successful. We should be able to put food on the table, have access to healthcare and be able to retire at the end of a long career. Unfortunately, that is not currently the case.
Our contract expired Sunday, March 2, 2025, and the bargaining team made the strategic decision not to agree to a contract extension because a contract extension would limit our ability to fight for the fair contract we deserve. Remember that when a contract expires, our current wages, benefits, and protections don’t change, including our health insurance. We should report to work as usual while fighting for the new contract we deserve.
We will meet with the companies again next week on March 14 and March 19 and 21. Between now and then, we must show how united and strong we are.
How do we show our power?
Join us for an all-Southern California UFCW grocery worker call on Thursday, March 13, at 9:00 AM and 6:30 PM. Everyone needs to join these calls to hear what’s happening at negotiations and future actions. Register for the calls with the links below:
March 13 at 9:00 AM: click here
March 13 at 6:30 PM: click here
Sign a petition that demands Stater Bros. provide fair wages, secure health benefits, a reliable retirement, sufficient hours, more full-time positions, and better staffing. Union representatives and SPURs are currently in the stores with these petitions.
We will send another update after our next session on March 14, 2025.
If you have any questions about bargaining, or if there is anything we can help you with, please do not hesitate to reach out to your Union Representative.
Despite our contract expiring on Sunday, we’re still waiting to hear from Kroger and Albertsons on many issues, including those that are very important to us, like wages, healthcare, and ensuring we have the appropriate staffing levels.
We know how important we, the workers, are to the companies. We keep shelves stocked, food fresh, customers happy, and their profits high, and we deserve to have a contract that respects our contributions to the companies.
One bright spot: all our actions so far in our fight, from signing petitions to attending delegations and joining calls, have resulted in a tentative agreement on one critical issue – subcontracting in our stores. We’ve ensured that our work is our work and won’t get taken over by outside vendors.
What’s next?Our contracts expire Sunday, March 2, 2025, and the bargaining team has made the strategic decision that we will not agree to a contract extension because a contract extension would limit our ability to fight for the fair contract we deserve. Remember that our current wages, benefits, and protections don’t change when a contract expires, including our health insurance. We should report to work as usual while we continue to fight for the new contract we deserve.
Join us tomorrow in Buena Park at 3:30 PM! Please register for our campaign kick-off rally here: https://ufcw324.org/grocery-rally-228-rsvp/
We’re also holding an all-Southern California UFCW grocery worker call on Thursday, March 13, at 9:00 AM and 6:30 PM. Everyone needs to join these calls to hear exactly what’s happening at negotiations and future actions from the best source, your bargaining committee. Register for the calls with the links below:
March 13 at 9:00 AM: click here
March 13 at 6:30 PM: click here
If you have any questions about bargaining or if there is anything we can help you with, please do not hesitate to reach out to your Union Representative.
We met with Albertsons/Vons/Pavilions and Kroger/Ralphs for three days this week for our second round of bargaining. They haven’t yet addressed our most important issues of wages, benefits, and staffing.
We were also joined by a Federal Mediator, who serves as a neutral party to help ensure that bargaining is productive.
While we have reached a few agreements on a few issues this week, the companies nitpick our reasonable proposals and haven’t responded to our proposals on some of our most important issues like wages, benefits, and staffing.
How can we show the companies that they need to invest in us?
That’s why your Union Representatives and Stewards have been circulating a petition in every one of our stores. Thousands of us have already signed, but if you haven’t had the chance, now is the time to ensure your voice is heard. To sign the petition, contact your Union Representative or Store Steward.
Join our campaign kick-off rally on February 28, 2025, at 3:30 PM at the Albertsons store located at 8880 Valley View St, Buena Park, CA, where 1000 grocery workers from across Southern California, including our brothers and sisters from the Teamsters, will converge in Buena Park to show Kroger, Albertsons, Vons, and Pavilions just how powerful grocery workers are.
Check back to this space for future updates.
NEGOTIATIONS RESUME THIS WEEK
Bargaining with Albertsons, Ralphs, Vons, and Pavilions resumes February 19-21 this week.
Updates will be posted to this space as they become available.
On February 13 and 14, 2025, we met with Kroger/Ralphs and Albertsons, Vons, and Pavilions for our very first round of bargaining.
We began the bargaining session by presenting all of our proposals, including fair wages and benefits for the work we do, moving all GM Clerks to Food Clerk wages, increasing store staffing, and protecting union jobs from outside vendors.
The companies then gave us proposals that would weaken our contracts and our union. Their proposals include allowing the companies to bring in non-union outsiders to perform our work, eliminating some of our overtime premiums, and expanding courtesy clerk duties. They are also proposing to eliminate the requirement to have a journeyman meat cutter on duty and the 8-hour daily guarantee for meat cutters.
Whether at the bargaining table or in the stores, we have the power to show Kroger and Albertsons that we’re serious about our proposals and ready to stand together to get a strong contract.
What’s next?
We will meet with Kroger/Ralphs and Albertsons, Vons, and Pavilions again next week, February 19-21, for our second round of bargaining. Between now and then, we must demand that they come to the table with serious proposals that value our work.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with your union representative.
Stater Bros. has sent out a "survey," but don’t be misled—this isn’t a genuine effort to hear your concerns.
It’s a union-busting tactic. With bargaining starting in March, the company is using leading questions to manipulate responses and create division among you and your co-workers.
The timing is no coincidence—it’s a bad-faith move meant to weaken our collective strength before negotiations even begin.
Stay informed, stay united, and don’t let the company’s tactics distract you from fighting for the fair contract you've earned!
If you have any questions, reach out to your union representative.
Negotiations with Stater Bros. Markets are officially scheduled to begin on March 6, 14, 19, and 21, 2025. Updates will be posted to this space as they become available.
Negotiations with Albertsons, Vons, and Ralphs are officially scheduled to begin on February 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, March 17th, 18th, 25th, and 26th 2025.
Updates will be posted to this space as they become available.