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Raley’s tentative agreement reached

United Food and Commercial Workers have reached a tentative agreement with Raley’s supermakets, ending a nine-day strike, according to a press release by union spokeswoman Ellen Anreder. “The strike settlement guarantees when workers return to their jobs, there will be no reprisal for exercising their rights,” Anreder wrote. “They will maintain their positions, seniority and health-care eligibility and all replacements workers will be immediately discharged.” The strike began Nov. 5, after Raley’s corporate and the UFCW Union failed to agree on a contract for Raley’s workers. The items in contention were a proposed wage freeze, elimination of premium pay for …

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The Union Updated Nov 16, 2012 12:07PM Published Nov 14, 2012 08:49AM Copyright 2012 The Union. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.