They made good on that promise on June 15, joining the first cities to go on strike, including Fountain, Estes Park, and a Denver distribution center. Later in the day, workers from the Littleton Safeway also walked off the job,

Safeway workers are striking at the same time as contract negotiations between workers and King Soopers are coming to a head. The union is negotiating with King Soopers and parent Kroger after a strike in February. That strike lasted almost two weeks before a deal was reached to pause the labor action for 100 days. That pause expired last month.

FILE PHOTO: A Brown–Forman Distilleries worker helps stock aisle three with wine on Wednesday morning, March 1, 2023, at the Safeway grocery store on South Havana Street in Aurora, Colo. Kroger and Albertsons announced April 22, 2024 that the Safeway brand in Arizona and Colorado will be licensed to C&S Wholesale if the merger goes through.

Labor negotiations between Safeway workers and the company have stalled in Colorado. A strike could happen as soon as Sunday, June 15.

Currently, unfair labor practice strikes are limited to Safeway/Albertsons locations in just four cities: stores in Estes Park, Fountain and Pueblo, and a distribution center in Denver.