Union Says Shoppers Not Affected by Supervalu Deal
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)UFCW Local 400 members who work at Shoppers
Food & Pharmacy “can rest assured that
the Supervalu-Cerberus deal should have no
impact on them,” said Local 400 President
Mark Federici on Monday. Supervalu has agreed
to sell five other grocery stores --
Albertsons, Acme, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s and Star
Market – to Cerberus Capital Management, but
is keeping Shoppers, along with Cub, Farm
Fresh, Shop ‘n Save, Hornbacher’s and
Save-A-Lot. “We are vigilantly monitoring
Supervalu’s efforts to reorganize and
restructure itself,” Federici added, “and
we are making sure that our members’ voices
are heard and their interests are addressed
throughout the process” including “letting
management know of our continued outrage over
Supervalu’s use of the non-union Save-A-Lot
banner, and preparation for our 2014
bargaining.” - click
here for the full report from UFCW 400;
photo: UFCW 400 member Kevin Freeman, Shoppers
#2618; photo courtesy UFCW 400