(RETURN TO LABOR STUDIES @ SFSU)

California grocery workers have been on strike at Safeway/Von’s, and locked out at Albertsons and Ralph’s since October in S. California. 70,000 people are without paychecks this holiday season because Safeway CEO Steve Burd wants to cut workers' health care.



They’re standing for their families and against corporate greed.

Let’s tell Safeway:

“Hands Off Health Care”
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This holiday season call 1-877-SAFEWAY and tell them you won’t shop Safeway until the UFCW contract is settled.



Remember, whether there is an actual picket line or not, there is a labor dispute with Safeway, and, if you support workers, you should shop somewhere else.



Corporate Greed vs Human Need There’s no economic or market need to slash health care benefits for S. California supermarket workers. It’s not lack of profits — Safeway, Kroger and Albertsons had $9.7 billion in combined operating profits in 2002. It’s not competition from Wal-Mart — Safeway, Kroger, and Albertsons have 60% of the S. California market share, Wal-Mart has 1%. It’s out-of-control corporate greed.



Safeway wants to cap funding for new hire health care at $1.35 per hour, an average of $174.15 per month. How much health insurance can you get for $174 a month? Not enough to cover kids. In the third year of the proposed contract, actuarial analysis says current employees would have to pay $95 a week for health care. Supermarket workers in S. Cali-fornia make an average of $375 per week.



Three Ways to Support UFCW workers’

FIGHT TO DAVE HEALTH CARE:



1. Pledge to Not Shop Safeway and tell Safeway what you

are doing.



2. Help with Picket Duty anytime between 11 am —7 pm at any of the following Safeway stores — Church at Market;

Potrero at 16th; or Mission at 30th.



3. Make a contribution to the Strike Fund The strike fund

needs to last as long as it takes to get a fair contract.

Checks can be sent to UFCW State Council Strike Fund,

P.O. Box 5158 Buena Park, CA 90620.
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