Safeway.com Grocery Home Delivery Drivers Overwhelmingly Ratify First-Ever Teamster Contract
New agreement guarantees better wages and working conditions for Teamsters in Locals 174 and 313
After nearly a year of negotiations that led to a strike authorization vote, a group of 90 grocery home delivery drivers working for Safeway.com voted overwhelmingly to ratify their first-ever Teamster contract last night. These drivers, of whom 80 are Local 174 members and 30 are Local 313 members, are now full-fledged Teamsters for the first time in their careers as Safeway drivers.
Gallup: Most Americans just aren’t into online grocery
Going by the trends in retail grocery, online ordering of groceries and meal kits likely stand near the top. But by the numbers, the vast majority of Americans are doing neither, a new Gallup poll finds.
California's top court rules workers must be paid for off-the-clock tasks
California's Supreme Court ruled that employers must pay workers for the time they spend completing off-the-clock tasks, such as locking up after work.
Walmart patents tech that would allow it to eavesdrop on cashiers
Walmart has patented surveillance technology that would allow it to spy on employees’ conversations with customers and use the audio to measure workplace performance.
This Retailer Spent $30,000 on Its Employees--and Got $3 Million of Sales in Return
Gap stores conducted research that might turn industry labor practices upside down--while squashing 4 productivity killers along the way.
6 Reasons That Pay Has Lagged Behind U.S. Job Growth
Average hourly earnings were 2.9 percent higher in January than a year earlier, a hopeful sign that wages might be gaining traction in a tight labor market. Their stubborn failure to do so is one of the mysteries of a recovery now in its ninth year. These are factors that may be playing a part.
Food retail stocks poised for gains in 2018
Food retailers are poised to see significant earnings gains thanks to the recently passed tax legislation, according to analysts, and that could translate into a better performance for publicly traded stocks in the year ahead.
Many consumers are skeptical about Amazon Go — first-day lines aside
By Troy Wolverton, Monday, January 22, 2018 - Amazon Go could be model for future retail stores. The new convenience store concept from e-commerce giant Amazon relies on cameras and sensors to detect when you enter and leave and what items you grab from shelves.