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Jobs
Kroger-Albertsons merger collapses
Kroger’s costly effort to buy Albertsons fell apart when not one but two judges blocked the grocery merger. Now Albertsons is suing Kroger.
Jobs
Kroger/Albertsons merger on trial
Kroger and Albertsons are the big fish that swallowed up almost all other grocery competitors. Now Kroger proposes to swallow Albertsons.
Jobs
Kroger-Albertsons merger about to hit headwinds
The merger will have to get past four separate judges in the next two months. There are signs that investors don't think it will happen.
Jobs
FTC sues to stop Kroger-Albertsons merger
In court filings the antitrust agency says letting the two giants join would harm union grocery workers in particular.
Jobs
Washington AG sues to block Kroger-Albertsons merger
More than half of Washington supermarkets are either Kroger or Albertsons owned. The merger would eliminate head-to-head competition.
Analysis
Decision nears on Kroger-Albertsons merger
If Biden’s FTC approves it, a combination of Kroger and Albertsons would create a near-monopoly. The two of them own 40 grocery chains in all.
Jobs
Albertsons’ $4 billion dividend moves forward
Attorneys general are concerned the dividend could cripple Albertsons at the same time regulators are evaluating the company's proposed merger with Kroger.
Jobs
Washington sues to stop Albertsons’ $4 billion dividend
Unions representing grocery workers say the outsized payout could destroy the nation’s number two grocery chain.
Collective bargaining
UFCW reaches tentative deal with Safeway, Albertsons
Fred Meyer and Safeway/Albertsons bargained separately this time. Safeway and Albertsons are owned by Boise-based Albertsons Companies.
Collective bargaining
Next up for UFCW: Safeway and Albertsons contract talks
The union has been in contract negotiations with Albertsons and Safeway management since July 2021.
Worker safety
Grocery stores respond to epidemic: Sneezeguards, raises, bonuses, and a hiring spree
With grocery workers on the front lines of the coronavirus response, Safeway/Albertsons is raising pay $2 an hour, while Kroger is paying $300 bonuses.
Collective bargaining
Newly ratified grocery contracts raise wages for 20,000 Oregon and Washington workers
Workers will get wage increases of up to $2.70 an hour over three years, plus a guarantee of 20 hours a week with benefits for those who want it.
Collective bargaining
UFCW cancels all Kroger contracts after aggressive action by Fred Meyer
The union will release further information about its plans on Sept. 22.
Collective bargaining
Grocery workers ready to walk in 3 states
Members of UFCW in Oregon, Washington, and California have voted overwhelmingly to authorize strikes if contract bargaining with big grocery chains fails to produce acceptable union contracts.
Collective bargaining
Portland-area grocery workers vote to strike
Strike votes continue across Oregon and Southwest Washington in July and August.
Collective bargaining
Workers at Fred Meyer and Safeway take strike votes
Bargaining between Local 555 and the multi-employer coalition passed the one-year mark June 19, and the two sides remain far apart on wages, health insurance and other proposals.
Collective bargaining
Bargaining under way for 18,000 Oregon grocery workers
UFCW Local 555's “Unity Negotiations” will set the terms for workers at Fred Meyer, Safeway, Albertsons and more.
Union Organizing
UFCW Local 555: Safeway/Albertsons organizing drive brings in 4,400 new members
Safeway and Albertsons agreed to remain neutral, giving union organizers access to employees in the break room.
Collective bargaining
At the ‘Big 3’ grocers, bargaining begins with UFCW
Despite a new Oregon law, sick leave may still be an object of contention in the contract talks
Collective bargaining
UFCW grocery workers ratify more contracts
Some 14,000 workers in Oregon and Southwest Washington have wrapped up voting on new three-year contracts.
