Dozens of Colorado Safeway and Albertsons employees have ended their strike after a breakthrough in contract negotiations with their union, the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7. The union announced a tentative agreement on 45 key provisions, including higher wages, improved benefits, and protection against gig companies.
The tentative deal is described as “all gains, no concessions” by the union, but it still needs to be ratified by union members in scheduled meetings. Union representatives asked striking employees to return to work by Monday. Albertsons’ parent company spokesperson Nicole Criner praised the agreement, calling it “fair and equitable.”
The strike began June 15 at three Front Range cities and expanded to 48 of 80 Safeway locations over several weeks. After nine months of negotiations without an agreement, the union launched the strike. The new deal is a significant victory for workers in Colorado’s grocery industry.
Source: https://www.denverpost.com/2025/07/05/safeway-union-strike-ends-new-contract