Grocery workers in five states have authorized strikes in an escalating and evolving series of labor actions against major supermarket chains, Albertsons and Kroger. In Colorado, members of striking United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 wore placards saying “Please Do Not Patronize Safeway” and “Employees on Unfair Labor Practices Strike,

With the clock winding down toward Saturday night's deadline for new contract negotiations, a Colorado union has announced locations where grocery employees are set to walk off the job on Sunday in protest.