Thousands of grocery workers across Southern California will begin voting Monday on whether to authorize their union to call a strike amid continued contract negotiations with the owners of stores including Ralphs and Vons/Pavilions/Albertsons.
"Bargaining committees composed of front-line grocery workers and union leaders came prepared with proposals that would fairly increase wages and improve store conditions to reflect the needs of workers in a pandemic and post- pandemic world," the union said in a statement earlier this month announced a stall in labor talks. "The corporations representing the stores offered pennies, a proposal that would ultimately be a pay cut due to inflation.
"We have three very clear objectives; to put more money in our associates paychecks, keep groceries affordable for our customers and to maintain a sustainable future for our business," according to Ralphs. "By working together, we win together."Ralphs issued a statement Sunday indicating additional negotiations were planned to resume March 30. The company's latest proposal includes investments in associate wages of more than $141 million over the next three years.
Ralphs says it pays an average hourly wage of $19 an hour, with more than half of associates having been with the company for more than 10 years, and more than a third having been with Ralphs for more than 20 years. Ralphs also provides healthcare benefits and a pension for retired associates.
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