Safeway, Giant Often Slow to Post Work Schedules, Union Says

Safeway and Giant Food managers in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., often don’t post work schedules at the times employers agreed to in labor contracts, a UFCW official said amid negotiations over new agreements with the grocery chains.

The managers’ actions hurt retail food store employees because many are part-time workers who have other jobs, child care responsibilities or attend school, Alan Hanson, mobilization director for United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400, told Bloomberg BNA Oct. 6.

“In general, hours and scheduling is the single biggest issue that retail and grocery workers face in the United States,” Hanson said. ...