HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01012001 - 2001-471 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Contra
FROM: Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier
Costa
DATE: October 2, 2001
County
SUBJECT: Bay Area Supermarket Strike
RESOLUTION N0. 2001J.471
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors contact representatives of Bay Area
Supermarkets and representatives of organized labor and request that they immediately
resume negotiations in order to reach an agreed upon union contract; and
Further, be it resolved that the Board of Supervisors will offer its services as a facilitator to
the ensuing talks.
BACKGROUND:
Representatives of Albertson's, Inc. and Safeway, Inc. and union representatives of nearly
25,000 Bay Area supermarket workers have been meeting for the past nine months to
negotiate a collective bargaining agreement. The parties have failed to reach an agreement.
The markets have given a "last, best and final offer" that expires on or before October 10,
2001. The eight Bay Area unions are unanimously recommending rejection of this final
offer to their memberships. No further negotiations between the parties have been
scheduled. An ensuing strike would affect thousands of supermarket workers and
customers and our local economy at this very difficult time.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT:_ SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
ACTION OF BOARD ON _Oc t o e r , APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT,,e�?� ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED October 2, 2001
JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
c: CAO
BOS
BY ,DEPUTY