California grocery workers approve a strike
In California, 47,000 members of the United Food and Commercial Workers union have voted to approve a strike if supermarket companies Albertsons and Ralphs don’t agree to their demands, says the Los Angeles Times. The two companies also include Vons, Pavilions and all Safeway stores.
Consumer groups press for catfish inspection
Four consumer groups and the United Food workers union asked the White House to expedite the creation of the catfish inspection program, now six years past due.