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The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) locals representing thousands of Food 4 Less/Foods Co. workers reached a tentative agreement (TA) on Tuesday with the grocery company, averting a potential strike.
For the past three months, members of UFCW locals 8GS, 135, 324, 770, 1167, 1428 and 1442 have been fighting for a fair contract at the bargaining table and in their communities with rallies, petitions, conversations with customers and more. This TA comes after workers overwhelmingly voted to approve a strike authorization after their previous contract expired without a new agreement in place. Members will soon vote on the deal, which includes substantial wage increases, greater guaranteed hours and other contractual improvements.
“We are proud to announce a tentative agreement with Food 4 Less/Foods Co. that we unanimously recommend to our co-workers,” said the bargaining committee in a press release. “We are grateful for the solidarity and strength our co-workers have shown throughout negotiations as well as the overwhelming support we have received from our customers and community members. We could not have achieved this deal without them. Today proves that when workers stand together, we win. We look forward to discussing the details of this agreement with our co-workers before we make our voices heard during the voting process.”