Part of the strength of being in a politically active union are the powerful allies we have to support our members in times of need. Last week, that strength was demonstrated when all four senators from Maryland and Virginia penned letters to Giant & Safeway in...
Through five months of negotiations, we’ve made it clear again and again with our actions and words that we will not accept a second-rate contract. Unfortunately, Giant and Safeway still don’t get it. We have bargained in good faith only to have the companies reduce...
Since the new year, we have had three weeks of negotiations with Giant & Safeway and we remain far apart on nearly every single issue. These negotiations have been difficult, complicated, and frustrating. The reality is that in the last year, negotiations between...
After several more weeks of hard bargaining, a federal mediator urged both sides to take a cooling off period until the new year. We remain far apart from both Giant and Safeway on all of our priority issues and we still do not have an agreement that we can recommend....
Cerberus Capital Management, the private equity firm that owns Albertsons/Safeway, is trying to abandon Safeway’s promise to secure our pension benefits. Without this promise, current and future retirees may see significant cuts to their pension benefits, or lose them...
