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: United Food and Commercial Workers
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Backs Off Regulating Self-Checkout For Now
Anaheim officials are holding off on an ordinance regulating self-checkout kiosks at local stores and retail pharmacies that workers say will curb theft while grocers say it will raise prices.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim to Consider Mandating Staffing at Self-Checkout Stands
Officials in another Orange County city may require supermarkets and drug stores to have one employee staff their self-checkout aisle.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana to Mandate Staffing at Self-Checkout Lanes
Santa Ana is the latest city in OC moving forward with an ordinance requiring supermarkets and pharmacies to staff their self-checkout aisles.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Might Require Staffing at Self-Checkout Stands
Orange County’s largest city could soon follow in Costa Mesa’s footsteps and mandate staffed self-checkout stations as industry groups say the move could increase prices.
Posted inNorberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Battling For Orange County’s Working Class
A Labor Day look back at OC workers’ most recent job actions.
Posted inCountywide
Orange County Pharmacists Ready to Strike Over Alleged Anti-Union Practices
After vaccinating people during the pandemic, pharmacists at grocery store chains are ready to strike as they push for wage raises, better staffing and minimum hours for part-time workers.
Posted inEquality & Equity
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.
Posted inCountywide
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.
Posted inEquality & Equity
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.
