For years, Albertson’s ran their company into the ground, driving down sales and profits.  Now Supervalu--the new owner--wants to punish workers for Albertson's mismanagment. 

 
Bargaining teams from Montana UFCW Local Unions 4 and 8 joined together in early October and again in November to bargain new contracts with company representatives from the Big Three grocers. The contracts, with Safeway, Albertson’s (SuperValu), and Smith’s (Kroger), cover some 1,100 members in more than 30 stores all across the state.
 

And while we believe that Safeway truly wants workers in Montana to have affordable health care and a living wage, they’re powerless in the face of Supervalu’s ruthless and unfair demands.

 

Supervalu wants to underfund employees health and welfare fund, and won't agree to meaningful wage increases for workers.

 “These companies want “no cost” agreements,” said Nicolai Cocergine, President of Local 4, “where our members pay for their own contracts. And that’s just not going to happen.”
 

Supervalu wants to reduce the number of holidays workers get per year—to just two. And the company won't agree to a fair deal under which all members would get overtime for working more than eight hours.

 

UFCW members think grocery workers deserve affordable health care, wages that pay the bills, and fair treatment.

 

Sara Thody, President of Local 8, agrees. “The UFCW thinks that grocery jobs should be good paying jobs, providing affordable family health care, and a livable pension. That’s what we’re bargaining for, and that’s what we expect.”