FOOD 4 LESS/FOODS CO. WORKERS OVERWHELMINGLY VOTE TO AUTHORIZE STRIKE

United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 8GS, 135, 324, 770, 1167, 1428, and 1442, together representing more than 6,000 Food 4 Less/Foods Co. workers across California, announced an overwhelming membership vote in favor of authorizing their Food 4 Less / Foods Co. bargaining committee to call for an unfair labor practice strike should one become necessary. 

“Food 4 Less executives have decided to resort to unlawful tactics instead of following federal labor law and treating the bargaining process with the respect and seriousness it deserves. Today’s overwhelming strike authorization vote sends a clear message to the company: we will not be divided.

“It’s us and our fellow members in the stores daily, making record profits and keeping customers happy. But Food 4 Less is trying to intimidate, bully, and strong-arm us into accepting a contract that is less than what we deserve and far less than what their parent company, Kroger, offers to other union grocery workers in the area.

“We know our customers and our communities are on our side, and if Food 4 Less/Foods Co. continues to play games with our livelihoods and drag its feet at the bargaining table, we will be forced to take action. We look forward to continuing negotiations and will continue to stand together for the contract we deserve.”