Grocery workers at Safeway and Albertsons stores across the state have new protections and support after negotiations between labor unions and the company.
Among them: an effort to to work with the state and federal government to treat them as first responders and set up a child care fund for them.
This and numerous other supports were agreed upon to help address work demands through the COVID-19 virus pandemic.
Washington state United Food and Commercial Workers and Teamster local unions announced the changes with Safeway/Albertsons on Tuesday.
UFCW 21, 367, 1439 and Teamsters 38 reached the understanding with Safeway/Albertsons.
Among them: an effort to to work with the state and federal government to treat them as first responders and set up a child care fund for them.
This and numerous other supports were agreed upon to help address work demands through the COVID-19 virus pandemic.
Washington state United Food and Commercial Workers and Teamster local unions announced the changes with Safeway/Albertsons on Tuesday.
UFCW 21, 367, 1439 and Teamsters 38 reached the understanding with Safeway/Albertsons.