Messages of Support for Southern California Workers
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"I am a union steward for local 367. I just wanted to tell you thank you for going ahead in negotiations. I am fighting for the right to stay union at all costs. I believe that unions are very important. Not only do they lift up the community but they help educate our kids to stick together as a team. Team work is everything.
Please let me know if you need any more rallying. I 'll do my part and help."

Sincerely,
Bernadine Power

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"When this same issue was a big part of your last contract my partner and I walked picket lines with the workers in front of Vons in the Escondido area where we live. 
 
 During that very long strike we did not cross any picket lines to shop and found many different places to purchase our groceries
 
I hope that Von's and Ralph's will negotiate fairly with you and we will not have to do that again.  If it is necessary we will do it gladly.  More people need to stand up for what is fair and just.  There are too many CEO's getting millions of dollars in bonuses while the people who make the company's product are making minimal wages.
 
In solidarity,
 
Grace Sloan"

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From Arnold Iniguez, a Supporter in California:

"I simply wanted to let all my Union Brothers and Sisters, I am 100% behind your negotiations. During the last strike I walked the picket line with a close family friend at a Ralphs store in Sunland. I also walked the picket line at a couple of other stores on my own including Vons and Albertsons. I did not shop any of the mentioned stores during the lock out. I am not a grocery employee, but I am behind you!" _____________________________________________
From Molly Rhodes, a Supporter in Southern California:
 

"To So CA grocery store workers, especially in San Diego, and particularly the two Albertsons stores on University Ave:
 
"My family will follow your fight to restore good jobs in the grocery industry.  We'll call & email whoever you tell us whenever you tell us.  We'll shop wherever you tell us whenever you tell us, and if needed, bring food to picket lines.  What the companies did last time was both unjust and stupid.  Hard working Americans deserve good jobs that feed our families, have insurance for when we're sick, and have pensions that take care of us when we're old.  Period."
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Bob Constantine, retired machinist union worker at San Diego's Solar Turbines, writes:
 
"COME ON, OWNERS OF AMERICA'S GROCERY STORES, GIVE ALL YOUR WORKERS FIRST CHOICE OF LIVABLE WAGES, JUSTICE ON THE JOB AND  SECURITY FOR THEIR FAMILIES."

Want to send your own message of support?  Email us at:

nationalbargaining@ufcw.org to tell us your story, share an experience, or simply say, Thanks!
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A loyal Ralphs customer writes:

"I shop at Ralphs all the time, but I will not do so anymore if the workers have to strike.  I do not think it is so hard to pay the people who work for you enough to feed their own families."
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Mary from CA:
"Best wishes and good luck!  If you go on strike, my family will choose to shop somewhere else. Best of luck."

 

 

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