This week, we’ve been in negotiations with your union and bargaining committee. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to come to an agreement. We’re extremely disappointed in this outcome as we made every effort to work collaboratively with your union to find a path forward, together.

We came prepared to engage in meaningful dialogue and presented an offer that provided something for all teammates. Our offer even ensured that top-rated and overscale teammates would maintain the wage increases they were given in 2023 and 2024, keeping them as the highest paid retail unionized employees in the Alberta market.

Highlights of the offer include:

• Four-year extension expiring in August 2029.
• Top-rated and overscale teammates would maintain the 5% increases they received in 2023 and 2024. In addition, these teammates would receive an extra 2% increase in August 2027, and a 2% increase in August 2028.
• In-scale teammates would receive $500 lump sum payments in August 2025, August 2026, August 2027 and August 2028.
• Increased dental trust funding.
• Retirement allowance offering of $1000 per year of service.

Take a look at the full offer we tabled today.

This offer is market leading for unionized grocery retail in the province. We now must give our competitors time to catch up to our wages to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Safeway business in Alberta.

We strongly encourage you to connect with UFCW 401 and ask them to allow you to vote on this offer.