Author: Mercedes

Last night, President Greg Conger, Secretary-Treasurer Andrea Zinder and Executive Vice President Matt Bell conducted a tele town hall meeting to update retail food members on contract negotiations. Almost 1000 members listened in and asked questions about the status of bargaining and how they could help. During the introduction, President Conger explained that bargaining is going extremely slow because the companies (Albertsons, Ralphs and Vons) have been unwilling to meet with any regularity and have continually rejected all union proposals. He explained that if this pattern does not change, a strike vote will be necessary. Secretary Treasurer Zinder discussed...

As part of the Union’s ambitious effort to keep members informed every step of the way, a telephone town hall is slated to take place tonight, May 15, 2019 to answer questions directly from members.  Thousands of automated phone calls will commence around 6 p.m.  If you get the call and have a question simply answer the phone and follow instructions. President Greg Conger, Secretary-Treasurer Andrea Zinder, and Executive Vice-President Matt Bell will be on hand to field the calls and moderate the...