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'A big win': New contract gives grocery workers their biggest pay raises in decades

LOS ANGELES — Whipsawed by the pandemic, spurred by fury over wage stagnation and alarmed by inflation, Southern California's unionized grocery workers gained their biggest pay raises in decades Thursday as they ratified a new contract with the region's largest food chains.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 15, 2022

Guggenheim Maintains Buy Rating for Albertsons Companies, Raises Price Target To $37

Guggenheim has decided to maintain its Buy rating of Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) and raise its price target from $34.00 to $37.00. Shares of Albertsons Companies are trading up 4.41% over the last 24 hours, at $33.38 per share.

Benzinga · Apr 13, 2022

RBC Capital Maintains Outperform Rating for Albertsons Companies, Raises Price Target To $37

RBC Capital has decided to maintain its Outperform rating of Albertsons Companies (NYSE:ACI) and raise its price target from $33.00 to $37.00. Shares of Albertsons Companies are trading up 4.41% over the last 24 hours, at $33.38 per share.

Benzinga · Apr 13, 2022

50,000 grocery workers authorize strike

Albertsons, Pavilions, Ralphs and Vons employees are requesting $5 per hour wage increases

Salon · Mar 30, 2022

Southern California grocery workers authorize a strike amid contract negotiations

LOS ANGELES — Battered by two years of pandemic stress, tens of thousands of Southern California grocery workers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if supermarkets don't meet their wage demands as negotiations on a new contract resume in the coming weeks.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 27, 2022

California grocery workers vote to authorize strike

Thousands of central and Southern California grocery workers have voted to authorize their union to call a strike against several major supermarket chains

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2022

Jewel-Osco workers have yet to see a raise negotiated in December

The grocery chain acknowledged it’s having problems implementing a contract negotiated with Local 1546 of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 23, 2022

Cue Health Offers COVID-19 Tests At Albertsons Pharmacies

Cue Health Inc (NASDAQ:HLTH) has partnered with Albertsons Companies Inc (NYSE:ACI) for COVID-19 test kits. The partnership will provide Cue’s molecular COVID-19 tests at participating Albertsons pharmacies across the country. Customers will get their test results delivered to their email in 20 minutes. The companies piloted this in-pharmacy COVID-19 testing program last fall in 40…

Benzinga · Mar 22, 2022

Southern California grocery workers prepare for a strike: 'We've walked through hell'

Grocery workers across Southern California began voting Monday to authorize a strike against Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons and Pavilions in an effort to pressure the companies to raise wages.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 22, 2022

California grocery workers vote on strike authorization

Thousands of southern and central California grocery workers have started voting on whether to authorize their union to call a strike against several major supermarket chains

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2022