On Sunday, some Safeway employees formed picket lines to fight what they say are unfair labor practices. Strikes happened at stores in Fountain, Pueblo, Estes Park and a distribution center in Denver.

The union representing Safeway store employees in Colorado has given the required 72-hour notice that the strike is set to begin one minute before midnight on Sunday.

The tenuous labor peace between unionized grocery workers and Colorado's biggest supermarket chains may give way to picket lines outside stores. Thursday, July 31, 2025 Outstanding Women in ...

The union said the strikes were due to unfair labor practices and an “understaffing crisis.” The union said it has given a 72-hour notice to Safeway and Albertsons, and strikes could begin as early as Sunday morning.

With the clock winding down toward Saturday night's deadline for new contract negotiations, a Colorado union has announced locations where grocery employees are set to walk off the job on Sunday in protest.