Supermarket Warehouse Workers in California Join Local 439

Supermarket Warehouse Workers in California Join Local 439

December 21, 2007

On December 20, by a more than 2-1 margin, 56 supermarket warehouse workers in Stockton, California voted to join Local 439 so that they can fight to improve conditions on the job.

The distribution workers at the Raley’s Supermarket warehouse voted 37-15 to join the Stockton-based Local 439.

"The workers want to improve working conditions and they want to be treated fairly," said Sam Rosas, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 439. "They also want seniority rights on the job, fair wages and a better health-care plan."

Local 439 represents about 2,000 workers at a Safeway warehouse, nearly 300 warehouse workers at Unified Western Grocers, and about 300 workers at C&S Wholesale Grocers.

"We have some of the top grocery contracts in the country, and we want to negotiate a strong contract for our new members at Raley’s," Rosas said.