A council majority supported bringing back a grocery worker retention ordinance that would require grocers to keep on the same employees for at least 90 days if ownership changes hands.
Tag: Grocery store workers
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Irvine Looks to Protect Grocery Worker Jobs
The city council is set to consider a grocery store worker retention ordinance that would require large chain grocery stores to keep the same staff for 90 days if ownership changes hands.
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Costa Mesa to Require Staffed Self-Checkout Stands
Costa Mesa becomes the second city in the state to adopt a law requiring manned self checkout stations despite concerns from grocery and drug store operators.
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Grocery Workers Across Southern California Prepared to Strike
UFCW Local 324 negotiations with Albertsons and Kroger’s trigger unfair labor practice claims and a potential strike.
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Strike Averted: OC Grocery Workers Vote on New Contract After Fighting for Better Pay
After coming close to a strike, OC grocery workers are voting on a contract this week that they say will offer them better pay and safety precautions at their stores.
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Orange County Grocery Workers Vote to Authorize Strike
While the vote does not necessarily mean a strike will take place, it allows union leadership to call one if no progress is made during the ongoing contract negotiations.
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Will Orange County’s Grocery Workers Strike? Union Claims Unfair Labor Practices
Grocery store workers are calling for increased pay and better safety conditions at stores after risking illness on the frontlines of the pandemic as essential workers.
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Costa Mesa Grocery Workers Could Soon Receive ‘Hero Pay’ for Working During COVID-19
City officials may join Irvine, Santa Ana and Buena Park if they adopt hazard pay ordinance.
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Santa Ana Officials Consider Mandating Hazard Pay for Local Grocery, Pharmacy Workers
On the table is a possible $4 pay bump over 120 days for hourly workers at these stores.
