Safeway workers strike expands to stores in Castle Rock and Denver

Safeway workers in Castle Rock and Denver walked off the job Monday joining employees in several other Colorado cities to strike against Safeway and Albertsons over what the union says are unfair labor practices Workers at the Denver store on Broadway and Mineral Avenue and the Castle Rock location at S Perry St took part in the walkout After nine months of negotiations United Food and Commercial Workers Local rejected the latest offer from Safeway and Albertsons saying it fails to address key demands for staffing livable wages and the protection of workers fitness and pension benefits Despite a contract extension in January and a strike authorization vote late May and this month both parties were unable to reach an agreement Union members in four bargaining units in Estes Park Fountain and Pueblo as well as the Safeway Distribution Center in Denver started the strike at a m Sunday June Kim Cordova president of UFCW described The Denver Post in a phone call that if the strike against Safeway and its parent company Albertsons expands to include all participating stores it could involve roughly workers This would make it the second-largest labor strike of the year after a February strike by around King Soopers and City Territory employees Aside from Denver and Castle Rock union members in Boulder Broomfield Brighton Evergreen Idaho Springs Estes Park Fountain Conifer Meat Grand Junction Vail Steamboat Meat Salida Pueblo and Parker are prepared to go on strike with more than of members voting to authorize a strike according to the union Stores in Colorado Springs Fort Collins Greeley and Longmont will hold strike-authorization votes tonight and Tuesday morning Cordova declared It has yet to be stated when workers from those locations will walk out Related Articles Safeway and Albertsons workers prepare to strike after rejecting management offer Safeway and Albertsons workers in Colorado vote to go on strike Strike by Safeway Albertsons workers to start Sunday in Colorado cities Thousands join No Kings protests in Denver and across Colorado people arrested in Denver after No Kings protests police say A union announcement noted the slow rollout is designed to allow the society time to understand the problems workers are facing to allow Safeway Albertsons time to understand the seriousness of the workers resolve and to reduce the hardship on shoppers and workers that product from a widespread strike Get more business news by signing up for our Business activity Now newsletter