Unionized Safeway workers across Central and Northern California are poised to strike as early as Saturday morning due to unresolved wage and benefit negotiations with parent company Albertsons. Approximately 25,000 union workers from several locals, including UFCW Local 5, could form picket lines affecting every Safeway north of Bakersfield. Workers have been without a contract for months, and representatives indicate that these strikes could pressure the company back to the bargaining table. The situation continues to unfold as a significant labor action could affect many residents in the region.
"Unionized Safeway workers could go on strike as soon as 12:01 am Saturday morning (July 26), if they don't get a new wage and benefit deal."
"UFCW Union Local 5 representative Jim Araby stated, 'Every Safeway in Northern California could see strikes from its unionized workers' due to ongoing negotiations."
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