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Safeway and Albertsons Workers Expand Strike Actions Across Colorado

Union leaders plan to resume contract talks this week after authorizing walkouts in key cities over staffing, wage and benefit demands.

Safeway workers hit the picket line in Grand Junction on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, over alleged unfair labor practices. (Photo from UFCW Local 7 Facebook page)
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Overview

  • Strike votes passed overwhelmingly in Fort Collins, Greeley, Longmont and Loveland with more than 95% approval, while Colorado Springs members backed an unfair labor practices walkout by 99%.
  • Workers in Grand Junction began picketing on Tuesday at a store on F Road, temporarily closing it as roughly 30 employees protested alleged unfair labor practices.
  • Negotiations between UFCW Local 7 and Safeway/Albertsons, ongoing for nine months, are set to resume on Tuesday and again on Wednesday.
  • The union rejected Safeway and Albertsons’ latest proposal, saying it fails to meaningfully address staffing levels, livable wages and protection of health and pension benefits.
  • UFCW Local 7 President Kim Cordova warned that additional walkouts could launch at other locations statewide if no agreement is reached.