Safeway, Colorado and strike
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Safeway employees at a Denver store walked out Monday, expanding a strike that started this weekend. The strike started small with workers at three stores in Estes Park, Fountain and Pueblo, and a Denver distribution center.
Safeway workers voted to authorize a strike if the union gives 72 hours' notice, while an agreement with King Soopers to pause a strike expires Sunday.
Several days after unionized Safeway store employees voted to authorize a strike, the wait continues on what will happen next.
Another grocery worker strike is in the works after UFCW Local 7 workers at Safeway and Albertsons Companies voted overwhelmingly in favor of the action — some stores voting unanimously in favor