New Grocery Workers Contract Means Changes in Health Care

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Published July 25, 2007 at 8:11 AM PDT

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Both grocery workers and supermarket representatives say the contract they agreed to is a win-win situation. What exactly did each side get in the contract? How did both sides avoid the fiasco from th

Alison St John (Guest Host): We've heard it in the news, the grocery strike was averted and the union negotiated a "win-win" contract with the owners. By all reports, the workers regained most of what they lost, in spite of a devastating strike three years ago. It was a highly significant agreement that indicates, perhaps, the winds of change are blowing in a new direction.

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Mickey Kasparian , president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 135 in San Diego and Imperial Counties.
Kevin Herglotz , spokesman for Vons.

New Grocery Workers Contract Means Changes in Health Care

Both grocery workers and supermarket representatives say the contract they agreed to is a win-win situation. What exactly did each side get in the contract? How did both sides avoid the fiasco from th

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