Los Angeles Times
In a bid to speed up negotiations that have dragged on for more than eight months, union officials representing supermarket workers in Southern California took one step closer Thursday night to going on strike.
Their move: Officials from the United Food and Commercial Workers gave a 72-hour notice to cancel their labor contract extension with the region’s three leading grocery chains — a mandatory final step before a walkout. Once the contract is no longer in effect, grocery workers can strike at any time.
Although the union is obligated to give the companies 72 hours’ notice, the action does not guarantee workers will walk off the job Sunday.