Hundreds gather to show support for strike by grocery workers

[jamesinca]

Hundreds gather to show support for strike by grocery workers

Bay City News Saturday, December 20, 2003

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Hundreds of union supporters joined local and state politicians outside of a Safeway supermarket in San Francisco today to show support for a strike by Southern California grocery workers.

Braving the gray and wet weather, around 300 supporters gathered directly outside of the Safeway entrance at Market and Church streets at 11 a.m., blocking some traffic and making things more difficult for shoppers.

Because the street right in front of the Safeway - Reservoir Street - is public property, the picketers were allowed to gather there peacefully.

Workers at Vons supermarkets in Southern California, owned by Safeway, Inc., went on strike on Oct. 11 after negotiations for a new contract failed. The strike prompted supermarket chains Kroger Co., and Albertsons Inc. to lock out their union employees in solidarity with Vons management.

The breakdown in negotiations is mainly over a request by Safeway that employees share more of their health care costs.

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Mods, I know it says archive in the title, but it was not posted on the newspaper website until this afternoon as best as I can tell.

[davidinalameda]

1. kick

:-)

[The Zanti Regent]

2. They are fighting for You to keep YOUR health insurance

Keep this kicked, these people have gone 8 weeks without a paycheck!

[uhhuh]

3. That's 11 weeks

n/t