Around 48,000 grocery workers voted to strike if needed when seeking higher wages from stores owned by Kroger Co and Albertsons Companies Inc. in Southern California, the UFCW 770 union said on Saturday.
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) has been seeking significantly higher and equal pay, sufficient staffing, and enough working hours in their negotiations with the grocers, which began on Jan. 28.
