January 23, 2006
UFCW Statement on the Albertsons Sale
The UFCW welcomes the sale of Albertsons to the SuperValu-led consortium, and stands ready to play a positive role in making the new management team successful in serving the interests of workers, shoppers, and shareholders.
The union believes all Albertson’s stakeholders can derive benefit from the sale and will actively engage in behalf of that end.
UFCW local unions will continue to aggressively enforce union contracts.
The UFCW represents 110,000 Albertson’s employees nationwide.