🍏 “Higher pay does not squeeze profits”: Week 1 Contract Update

For the past two days, the union has been at the negotiating table with Ralphs-Kroger Co. and Albertsons discussing the future of our Grocery contract.

One thing is for sure: this is going to be a tough negotiation. But if we hang tough together as Food Fighters, nothing can stop us.

Here’s what you need to know after Week 1:

1. Two more negotiation dates are scheduled: March 21 and 22.

2. Union negotiators and contract experts are reviewing the initial contract proposals.

3. The companies continue to slow-walk negotiations. They’ve only scheduled four negotiating dates this month.

This is the truth: higher pay does not squeeze profits. When a company like Ralphs-Kroger Co. rakes in $3 billion in profits, there is no excuse not to invest that profit back into the workers whose hard work made it possible. Week 1 is down, but we’re just getting started.

It’s on,

Jennifer Gates
UFCW 770 Grocery Steward
Food Fight

P.S. Want to get involved? Help achieve the fair contract you’ve earned: sign the Food Fight petition. Nearly 2,000 of your fellow grocery workers have shown their solidarity by signing. Let’s keep the momentum going to unite workers across Southern California so we show corporate grocery stores we mean business

Sign the Food Fight petition: http://www.foodfightus.com