Agreement Reached in SoCal Grocery Workers’ Contract Negotiations

A worker at Ralphs returns a shopping cart to the store in Irvine, Calif., on Feb. 5, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

LOS ANGELES—The union representing Southern California grocery workers and stores including Ralphs and Vons/Pavilions/Albertsons reached a tentative agreement on April 4, avoiding a potential strike.

“Once our members have had an opportunity to review and vote, we will release more information on this historic and transformational deal. Nothing is final until our members decide,” a statement from the seven United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) locals representing the workers said.