I Can Go Back To Albertson's

Looks like Southern California grocery workers got a better contract without striking than they ended up getting after the ugly 2004 strike. Details to come, but this is the email from the UFCW:

Today, Southern California's grocery workers agreed to a tentative contract with the management of Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons. This is a fair contract that obtains our primary goals of wage increases for everyone while protecting health care coverage.

This is not just a victory for grocery workers, this is a victory for all of us. You stood with grocery workers in support of strong, middle class jobs that strengthen our communities, and while it certainly took longer than we hoped, in the end we got a contract without having to go on strike.

Three years ago, Southern California's grocery workers were forced to accept an unfair contract. Today, thanks to your support, we negotiated a fair contract on our terms.

This took seven long months of negotiations, but it looks like grocery workers will have their first raise in five years. Good work by the UFCW for standing strong and not backing down.