May 6, 2008
UFCW Union 23 confirms tentative agreement was voted down.
Its workers make up one of the largest grocery retailers in the Ohio Valley, but now some Kroger workers say they are willing to hit the picket line.  READ MORE

April 22, 2008
Obama, Clinton seek union vote in close Pa. race
Local 1776 members in Philadelphia knock on doors of fellow members, letting them know they believe Obama is the candidate for working Americans.... READ MORE

April 21, 2008
Groups discuss ills of Wal-Mart
Giant purchasers like Wal-Mart should implement policies that protect the rights of workers, rather than abuse them, two sweatshop workers told... READ MORE

April 16, 2008
Kroger workers ratify deal keeping pension plan
10,000 Kroger members of Local 227 overwhelmingly ratified a contract Tuesday that preserves a pension plan that is 100 percent funded by the company. READ MORE

April 15, 2008
Save-On workers vote to strike
Save-On Foods workers in the Lower Mainland voted more than 94 per cent in favour of strike action Thursday to back demands for a new contract. READ MORE

April 10, 2008
The Hillary Wal-Mart Videos
The Center for Public Integrity has released two videos tying Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, to Wal-Mart, a company on whose board she once served.  READ MORE

April 9, 2008
Supervalu to Launch New Organic Line
Grocery giant Supervalu Inc., seeking to address a competitive shortcoming, is creating a line of organic and natural foods called Wild Harvest.  READ MORE

April 8, 2008
UFCW Local 1116 and ARGA begin bargaining
ARGA is a multi-employer contract representing over 2500 members in northern Wisconsin, northeastern and northern Minnesota.  READ MORE

April 3, 2008
Supermarket unions accept Giant, Safeway contract offer
Members of Local 400, which covers the Frederick area, and Local 27, which covers the Eastern Shore, voted to accept a new four-year contract. READ MORE

April 2, 2008
Grocery Workers Approve New Contract
Members working at two of the region's largest supermarket chains have approved a new contract with Giant Foods and with Safeway Inc..READ MORE

April 2, 2008
Fresh and Easy a Tough Sell for Shoppers
British retailer Tesco this fall billed its new Fresh & Easy stores as an alternative to large supermarkets. It looks as though many shoppers aren't buying it...READ MORE

March 26, 2008
Tesco's Fresh & Easy start in U.S. not exactly a cakewalk, analyst finds
Tesco officials are shrugging off an analyst's report that its Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market stores are running as much as 70% behind sales projections. ...READ MORE

March 20, 2008
TIME FOR ACTION IN OVERWAITEA NEGOTIATIONS
Negotiations between the Union Negotiating Committee and Overwaitea today entered Day 11. Management has still not discussed  key issues...READ MORE

March 20, 2008
Sticker Campaign Launched
Safeway workers nationwide will be wearing stickers to show solidarity and support for Baltimore/Washington D.C.-area Safeway workers and fellow UFCW members ...READ MORE

March 18, 2008
Safeway hiring ahead of strike
Safeway is looking for temporary employees to operate its grocery stores in case there is a strike at the end of the month, when the contracts expire...READ MORE

March 17, 2008
Safeway Shares Hit 52-Week Low
Safeway Inc. shares fell to a new low after the Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate to help bolster the economy...READ MORE

March 13, 2008
Safeway Sees Fewer Promotions, More ‘Everyday Value’
While Safeway will continue to offer promotional pricing, over the next two years it plans to shift to fewer promotions and a greater emphasis on everyday savings...READ MORE

March 13, 2008
Former Ohio Sen. Howard Metzenbaum dies
Former Sen. Howard Metzenbaum, an Ohio Democrat with a long career fighting big business in the Senate, died Wednesday night. He was 90. ...READ MORE

March 12, 2008
Union Applauds Passage of Bill to Issue Food Stamps Twice a Month in Michigan
The grocery industry and its workers, along with food stamp recipients, scored a victory today when the Michigan State Senate passed SB 120...READ MORE

March 12, 2008
Kroger Profit Beats Forecasts as Grocery Buying Holds Up
Kroger reported that it topped Wall Street earnings targets despite a drop in profit. Weak economy has not slowed its grocery store customers...READ MORE

March 12, 2008
A Stand Against Wal-Mart and, for Now, a Victory
Plans to build a 215,000-square-foot Wal-Mart in Ramapo appear to have been scrapped after local efforts to block construction ...READ MORE

March 12, 2008
State’s Largest Grocery Workers Union and Brooklyn Community Group Hold Rally Targeting Supermarket Shortage.
FUREE and UFCW Local 1500 partner to bring services to Fort Greene public housing residents after closing of supermarket and laundry by a developer ...READ MORE

March 7, 2008
Tesco's Fresh & Easy to open more stores in Arizona
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, the U.S. subsidiary of U.K.-based Tesco, announced that is has opened three new units in Arizona, with plans to open...READ MORE

March 6, 2008
Burd Projects Big Gains in Safeway Profits
Projected profits are up and.Safeway plans to have its first "experimental format" store — a smaller format of approximately 20,000 square feet, according to reports — "up and running in May.....READ MORE


March 6, 2008
Wal-Mart to open 81 stores in March
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., said Wednesday it plans to open 81 new stores and clubs in March, as it slows opening its "Supercenter"-style stores....READ MORE

March 5, 2008
UFCW 1518: Self-Scan checkouts arrive at Safeway
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., said Wednesday it plans to open 81 new stores and clubs in March, as it slows opening its "Supercenter"-style stores....READ MORE

March 4, 2008
Kroger ratifies 4-year deal
Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. has ratified a four-year contract that covers over 7,500 associates represented by UFCW Local 1529...READ MORE

February 20, 2008
Higher Education Gap May Slow Economic Mobility
According to a recent study, economic mobility, the chance that children of the poor or middle class will climb up the income ladder, has not changed significantly...READ MORE

February 8, 2008
Kroger plans to offer $4 generic prescriptions
Beginning Wednesday, Kroger will offer generic prescriptions for $4 at 26 Kroger locations in Memphis...READ MORE

February 8, 2008
Board approves plan to build Wegmans
The Planning Board has approved construction of a new Wegmans store in Columbia; however, construction may be delayed...READ MORE

February 7, 2008
Workers appalled by proposed 2 hour shifts
Despite a labor shortage in British Columbia, one of the province's largest grocery chains wants some of its unionized staff to work only two hours a day...READ MORE

February 7, 2008
A hopeful year for unions
American workers need unions. The share of national income devoted to workers’ wages and benefits is at its lowest since the late-1960s...READ MORE

February 4, 2008
Safeway's "Unofficial Grandmother"
Sally Dickerson turned 85 last week and is not retiring anytime soon. Dickerson is the oldest of Safeway's roughly 200,000 full-time employees...READ MORE

January 25, 2008
Union supports picket outside store
Community members braved the wind and snow to protest the labor practices of the only Schnucks supermarket in Illinois without union...READ MORE

January 23, 2008
Walmart looks to Russia
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, may expand into Russia within the next two years to capitalize on a swelling economy...READ MORE

January 22, 2008
Safeway to launch health initiatives for its employees
Safeway says it plans to offer employees discounts on health insurance if workers participate in a service that tracks nutritional quality of food they buy...READ MORE

January 7, 2008
Union starts job, aid program for former Farmer Jack workers
Former Farmer Jack employees are still struggling. The grocery chain closed 21 stores in Detroit...READ MORE