DENVER (KDVR) -- Safeway workers in Colorado will be going back to work soon, with the UFCW Local 7 union announcing Saturday morning that a tentative agreement was reached after union leaders met with Safeway and its parent company Albertsons on Friday.
The union, in a post on Facebook, said all strike lines are to be pulled down Saturday and that Albertsons/Safeway agreed to terminate all of the temporary replacement workers. The deal, which must undergo a ratification vote, ends a strike that began on a limited but expanding basis on June 14.
All striking workers are guarenteed to return to their old positions with the same classification, seniority and hire date, according to the union.
"We have reached a fully recommended tentative agreement! The strike is over," the union said.
The union said it is currently working to secure dates and locations for ratification vote meetings, during which it said the full details of the tentative agreement will be available.
Striking workers, meanwhile, will not need to report to work until Monday — and no later than — however the union said those who are ready to return sooner can contact their store director.
All union members who walked on a picket line at least one day during this last week and who did not already earn their full strike benefit will also be paid for walking a full 8-hour day today, the union said.
What's in the tentative agreement
The union said there are 45 tentative agreements in the deal, including fully funded healthcare benefits, fully funded pension benefits, strong wage increases and a longevity bonues for all associates with at least 1 year of seniority, a full reset of attendance points and an expanded vacation cash out.
The deal also includes an assurance that there will be no giveaways of bargaining unit work to gig companies such as DoorDash and no diversion from retiree health care, meaning no cuts to retiree healthcare benefits, according to the union.
Finally, the new deal includes implementation of a new test-and-learn trial to study "real and meaningful" staffing improvements in store locations.
Denny’s and Waffle House remove egg surcharges as prices fallSafeway/Albertsons, in a statement to Fox31, said it was "pleased" to have reached a "fair and equitable agreement" with the UFCW that "will benefit our associates and allow us to continue to serve our customers in Colorado."
The tentative agreement comes about a week after UFCW Local 7 told striking workers to "hold the line" after it said Safeway/Albertsons "chose to walk away" from negotations despite the union's "good faith attempt" to reach an agreement.
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