Safeway workers ended their roughly three-week strike Saturday after their union and the grocer reached a tentative contract agreement that union leaders say includes increased benefits and pay.
United Food & Commercial Workers Local 7, which represents Safeway workers, said the contract must still be ratified by its members.
“The company has agreed to terminate all temporary replacement workers,” the union said in a statement. “All striking workers are guaranteed to be returned to their same position, classification, seniority and hire date.”
The tentative agreement, according to UFCW Local 7, includes a fully funded health care benefits and “strong wage increases,” including a longevity bonus for workers with at least a year of seniority. The union didn’t provide details on what the wage increase would be.
The strike began June 15.
There were 105 Safeway and Albertsons stores in Colorado at the end of last year.