Safeway, Giant agree to guarantee pension payments for UFCW members

2020-03-06T09:19:36-08:00March 6th, 2020|Categories: Defined Benefit Plans|Tags: , , |

Members of two United Food & Commercial Workers locals in the Washington region reached a collective bargaining agreement with Safeway Inc. on Wednesday that guarantees full funding of pension benefits for current employees and retirees. A similar agreement was also reached with Giant Food of Maryland, which in February reached a tentative agreement. Union officials said that the more contentious Safeway agreement, ratified by local members hours before a planned strike, was one of very few agreements guaranteeing pensions. [...]