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Strike threatened at Arizona supermarkets
Fry's Food Stores, a subsidiary of Kroger, began running ads Saturday, The Arizona Republic reported. Safeway Arizona plans to do the same next week, a spokeswoman said.
A one-year extension of a contract that expired in 2008 ended Oct. 31. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 99, which represents most of the stores' hourly workers at both chains, has set a strike deadline for 6 p.m. next Friday.
Jim McLaughlin, the head of the union, said his members make between $7.05 and $12.05 an hour.
"Some of our members haven't had a raise in six years," McLaughlin said.
A critical issue is a company demand that union members make contributions to their health plan. McLaughlin said they effectively do so now because of their low wages.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International
This news arrived on: 11/07/2009
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11-08-2009 20:53
bj wrote:
Strike
I have to say, in the midst of this depression, this does not sound smart.
And when you lose banks it may be a recession but I do not recall bank closings during any other recession. However, clearly when unemployment is well over 10% and homes are abandoned up and down the streets, it is a depression.
Keep your jobs folks, don't strike. Not now. . .
And when you lose banks it may be a recession but I do not recall bank closings during any other recession. However, clearly when unemployment is well over 10% and homes are abandoned up and down the streets, it is a depression.
Keep your jobs folks, don't strike. Not now. . .
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