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Safeway Workers Strike at Colorado Stores Over Staffing and Benefits

Picket lines formed at stores in Fountain, Pueblo and Estes Park plus a Denver distribution center following stalled contract talks.

Peter Fowler, an employee at the Safeway grocery store at Garrison Street and West Colfax Avenue in Denver, cleans up outside the store on June 16, 2025. Although Safeway employees across Colorado recently began a limited strike, no picket line was present at this location. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
On June 15, workers started a limited strike at Safeway/Alberstons locations in four Colorado cities over numerous unfair labor practices.

Overview

  • Union members walked out of four Safeway stores and a Denver distribution center on June 15 after contract negotiations collapsed
  • Workers are demanding relief from chronic understaffing, fully funded health benefits and higher wages
  • United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 represents about 7,000 Safeway employees statewide and has authorized additional strike votes
  • Safeway officials say they remain committed to productive discussions and are negotiating in good faith toward a new agreement
  • The union is considering walkouts at King Soopers locations after their no-strike pact expired on June 8, potentially widening the grocery chain dispute