SoCal Grocery Workers Begin Voting Whether To Authorize Strike

By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles:

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Thousands of Southern California workers for grocery stores including Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons will begin voting Monday on whether to give their union permission to call a strike amid continued contract negotiations.

Officials with the United Food and Commercial Workers union said votes will be cast over several days, with results expected to be announced this coming Sunday, March 27.

A “yes” vote would not automatically result in a strike. It would only authorize the union to call one if no progress is made in labor negotiations.

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