Articles from UFCW 8-Golden State

In a rare and powerful moment for labor solidarity, UFCW 8-Golden State announces simultaneous negotiations for retail food contracts across Northern, Central, and Southern California.

A strike involving more than 10,000 grocery workers at Save Mart/Lucky/FoodMaxx supermarkets was averted when Union and management negotiators reached a tentative contract agreement at 1:30 a.m.

UFCW 8-Golden State is proud to announce the overwhelming ratification of a new contract for the Union's members at Rite Aid stores in Northern California.

Pension Trustees representing United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 5, 8, 480 and 648 in Northern California and Hawaii demand Albertsons delay an anticipated $4 billion dividend to shareholders.

Members of UFCW 8-Golden State, representing supermarket workers in Northern and Central California, voted overwhelmingly to ratify newly-negotiated labor agreements with the Safeway and Vons supermarket chains as well as the Save Mart, Lucky and Food Maxx chains in the region.

After extensive bargaining sessions, UFCW 8-Golden State has reached tentative contract agreements covering their membership with the remaining Save Mart Companies locations throughout Southern, Central, and Northern California.

UFCW 8-Golden State, in coordinated bargaining with UFCW Locals 5 and 648, is pleased to report we have reached a tentative contract agreement covering Safeway and Vons locations in Northern California and the Bay Area.