Now it's Save Mart Supermarkets that is veering dangerously close to a strike.
Frustrated after months of negotiations, the Modesto chain gave its union workers an ultimatum of sorts Thursday: its "last, best and final" contract offer.
Leaders of the United Food and Commercial Workers urged their members to reject the offer – which could lead to a work stoppage. Hoping to avert a walkout, the UFCW called on Save Mart to resume negotiations.
"Now is not the time to abandon the painstaking progress both sides have made," said Jacques Loveall, president of UFCW Local 8 in Roseville, in a message to his members.
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