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Safeway and Albertsons workers in four Colorado cities initiated a strike Sunday after nine months of unsuccessful contract negotiations. The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 cited unfair labor practices, including bad-faith bargaining and worker intimidation, as reasons for the walkout. The strike, impacting stores in Estes Park, Fountain, Pueblo, and a Denver distribution center, is planned to expand gradually. This is the first Safeway worker strike in Colorado since 1996, and the union's key demands include improved staffing, wages, and benefits.

Prepared by Christopher Adams and reviewed by editorial team.