“Essential workers throughout the entire grocery industry have put in a lot of heart, effort, and time away from their families, at a time when we’re scared the most about bringing home a pandemic to our families.”
Grocery workers across Western Washington are bargaining for more than just wage hikes: frontline employees with Safeway, Kroger, and Albertsons in the Puget Sound area are poised to secure themselves added workplace safety measures, prompted by dual threats of growing property theft and COVID-19., compiled and released by the Seattle Police Department, details a 9% increase in property theft year over year.
“There were no off-duty officers who could handle those situations. That was stressful for us,” Gilderoy told MyNorthwest. The agreement also tacks on real wage improvements that amount to $4.86 through March of 2023, which the union describes t as “historic.”
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