A new agreement has been ratified by UFCW 5 members by 71% of the membership. This has been a long and difficult set of negotiations and UFCW 5 thanks our Safeway members for standing strong until a satisfactory agreement the  Union Bargaining Committee could confidently recommend was put forth. Retroactive pay may take up to 4 to 6 weeks to process due to the additional operational burdens brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. The wage increase should be implemented between 2 to 3 weeks.