Best grocery warehouse contract in nation
December 29, 2021![](https://q8mf4b.p3cdn2.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Safeway-439-1024x794.jpg)
Local 439 Secretary-Treasurer Sal Lomelli reports that he, and the negotiating committee of Ed Speckman and Phil Creamer, negotiated the Safeway Albertsons contract in October. “It’s one of the best contracts in the nation. It includes excellent wages up front, double-time; an extra holiday; and for the warehousemen, we got forever medical.” The contract was easily ratified by the 1,600 at Safeway’s Tracy warehouse in October.
“There are no more part-timers; they’re all full-time after they make probation. We killed it!” adds Lomelli.