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Labor Unions, Strikes Losing Effectiveness; Grocery stores, unions endured painful losses during California strike.(A)
Byline: DAVID ISAAC
"We knew it was going to take a fight, but we didn't know it was going to take this long," said Marcus Good, a produce clerk at an Albertsons grocery near Culver City, Calif.
Good says he has been praying that the 4 1/2-month strike by grocery workers against Southern California's three major supermarkets would end.
It appears his prayer will be answered. Although representatives of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union and the grocery chains aren't talking, a tentative deal has been reached.
Both sides claim victory. The supermarkets say they have cut labor costs and health care spending. The union says it has ensured job security and "affordable health care" for its members.
But while it's still too early to crown a winner in this contest, labor analysts say that strikes overall are losing their effectiveness as a tool for workers seeking redress.
The grocery chains -- Kroger Co., which owns Ralphs; Safeway Inc., which owns Vons and Pavilions; and Albertsons Inc. -- have lost about $2.1 billion in sales.
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