The union said they're prepared to strike at Safeway locations across Northern and Central California starting at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, July 26, if no deal is reached by the end of Friday.

Bay Area Safeway workers authorize a strike amid contract talks By NBC Bay Area staff • Published July 16, 2025 • Updated on July 16, 2025 at 11:21 am ...

UFCW Local 5, which represents about 25,000 Safeway employees in the Bay Area and Northern California, said it has spent months pushing for a new contract with better pay and healthcare benefits.

There's a new strike deadline looming involving thousands of Safeway employees across the Bay Area. Over 25,000 employees could go on strike at 12:01 a.m. Sunday if a deal is not reached.

Safeway workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 5 have given a July 25 ultimatum to the grocer; workers will strike if a new contract’s terms are not agreed to ...

PLEASANT HILL, Calif. - Thousands of workers at one of the Bay Area’s largest supermarket chains could soon walk off the job as contract negotiations between the union and Safeway continue ...

PLEASANT HILL, Calif. - Thousands of workers at one of the Bay Area’s largest supermarket chains could soon walk off the job as contract negotiations between the union and Safeway continue ...

MARTINEZ — Hours before thousands of Safeway workers across the Bay Area were set to strike, workers for UFCW Local 5 and UFCW Local 648 agreed to a tentative agreement with the company Saturday ...

About 25,000 union employees have reached a tentative agreement with Safeway, averting a planned strike that would have been the first regional labor stoppage against the company in nearly three ...

The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 8, along with two other California chapters — Locals 5 and 648 — are in talks for a contract that would cover 25,000 employees ...