We have seen an increase in the number of companies requiring our members to schedule and take all earned vacations. Even though it is a good idea to take all […]

It is very important to follow the rules established by your employer when taking your breaks. Your contract spells out exactly the time that you are allowed to take, depending […]

Recently, members have been faced with layoffs, reductions to lower classifications and full-time employees getting cut to part-time in our food and drug stores. Ralphs has reduced or laid off […]

Sales reps and merchandisers are in and out of your store on a daily basis. They sometimes offer merchandise to our members that is either discontinued or a new item […]

Your company maintains sweep logs to protect themselves from slip and fall lawsuits. This is the primary reason, but they also want to have a clean and safe store for […]

The Minimum Hour Guarantee Waiver recently went into effect in the Retail Food and Meat Agreement. This allows employees to temporarily waive the minimum hourly guarantees that are spelled out […]

As most of you have heard by either watching the news or reading the local paper, a major food employer, Albertsons, is laying off workers again. This is the second […]