Unionized drivers and warehouse, dairy and manufacturing workers at grocery stores Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons in Southern California have ratified a new five-year labor agreement.
The Teamsters Union said the new agreement raises work standards and compensation for the more than 2,000 employees represented by the union."Our members voted to ratify this new agreement because it improves wages, health care benefits and retirement security," said chief negotiator Rick Middleton, Teamsters international vice president. "We bargained for several months with the companies to reach terms that included improvements that our members would want. All the planning and time involved with bargaining was well worth it.