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California grocery workers authorize strike during contract negotiations

By Christopher Hutton
Published March 28, 2022 2:11pm ET
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California grocery workers authorize strike during contract negotiations
A shopper browses the bread aisle at a Fresh & Easy grocery as Tesco PLC, the UK's biggest retailer, officially enters the U.S. market, opening its first six stores in southern California on November 8, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) | David McNew

Tens of thousands of grocery workers have approved a strike over wage demands in Southern California.

The majority of grocery workers at stores from central California to the Mexican border voted to authorize a strike after local lawmakers failed to finalize a new contract by the end of the most recent agreement.

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