Union warehouse workers at Fred Meyer vote to authorize strike

Union warehouse workers at Fred Meyer vote to authorize strike
KIRO 7 News Staff
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Teamsters Local 117 warehouse workers at Fred Meyer voted unanimously on Saturday to authorize a strike.
A contract between Fred Meyer and the union expires Sunday. They have not agreed on a new one.
This could mean possible supply chain issues and food distribution disruptions at 180 grocery stores across Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Alaska.
The union says a work stoppage could be called as early as 12:01 a.m. on Monday.
Workers are demanding more safety measures after the pandemic highlighted dangers on the job.

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