HEALTH CARE AGAIN A POINT OF CONTENTION vs

HEALTH CARE IS ONCE AGAIN A POINT OF DISAGREEMENT IN THE NEGOTIATION FOR WORKER CONTRACTS, THIS TIME WITH 3 GROCERY STORE CHAINS IN OUR AREA. LEADERS OF THE UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION (REPRESENTING 30,000 EMPLOYEES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA) ARE TALKING TO SAFEWAY, ALBERTSONS AND KROEGER, TRYING TO AVOID A REPETITION OF THE STRIKES WHICH TOOK PLACE RECENTLY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE CURRENT CONTRACT HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL DECEMBER 8TH.