"Little Progress" in Supermarket Talks as Deadline Looms

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
Reporting “little progress,” UFCW Local 400 President C. James Lowthers told UNION CITY! Wednesday night that “the parties remain very far apart” after two straight days of contract talks with Giant and Safeway. “The support by area labor, community and religious activists has been a huge help,” Lowthers told UNION CITY! Wednesday. With negotiations continuing as Saturday’s contract expiration draws closer, “We urge all our supporters to step up their activities supporting Giant and Safeway workers’ quest for justice and a fair contract,” Lowthers said. “Time is running out!” Support activities include sending letters to Giant and Safeway management, delivering support cards to clerks at your local supermarket, leafleting customers to ask them to turn in their Giant and Safeway Club cards and delivering petitions to store managers.