Safeway Workers Strike in Colorado
Photo courtesy of UFCW Local 7R.
Members of UFCW Local 7 in Estes Park, Fountain, and Pueblo, as well as the Denver Distribution Center, began their strike at 6 AM Sunday. More workers joined them Monday, June 16 in Castle Rock and Tuesday, June 17, walking out at stores in Grand Junction.
Bargaining has resumed as of Wednesday, June 18 as members take strike power back to the bargaining table to win a strong contract.
“Earlier this week, we offered the Company a clear path to withdraw its concessionary proposals and instead fully fund Healthcare benefits. The Company has refused,” UFCW Local 7 said in a press release. “It has also failed to address the critical understaffing issue in Safeway/Albertsons stores, not to mention continuing to offer wage increases far below competitors here in Colorado and Wyoming.”
Safeway workers in Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Greeley, Longmont, and Loveland have also voted to authorize ULP strikes, with between 95% and up to 100% of workers voting YES.
Thomas Graves, a Safeway worker and rank-and-file member of UFCW Local 7, produced an original strike song to support his union siblings on the picket line. Check it out here.
