After months of hard work, we have reached an agreement that makes gains on staffing, wages, healthcare and other benefits. With months of actions and overwhelming support for a strike authorization fueling our fight, our member-led bargaining team sat across the table from Kroger and Albertsons from June 12 to 15 and hammered out a fully recommended tentative agreement.

This tentative agreement pioneers new staffing language, establishes first-ever staffing programs at our stores, secures strong wage increases, fully funds our healthcare plan with no benefit cuts, provides a pension we can count on, adds a major investment into our apprenticeship and training fund, and significantly boosts our bargaining power in the region and in the western U.S.

“This was my first time coming to the table in my 38 years of work at Safeway. Now I know that we, the workers, lead this contract, and now I’m leaving the table with my head held high.” —Debra Rix, Callow Ave Safeway

“This is the ninth time I’ve sat at this table—this contract allows us to set the standard in grocery across the country,” —Jeff Smith, Fred Meyer GM