Approximately 12,000 Stater Bros. workers in Southern California have initiated a strike, accusing the company of unfair labor practices during ongoing contract negotiations. The workers, represented by UFCW Local 324, have called for a boycott of the stores on August 7  from 11 am to 1 pm and threatened to escalate actions if their demands are not met.

The union claims Stater Bros. management has engaged in illegal surveillance and intimidation tactics against union members. A federal mediator was brought in for the first time on August 1. Still, the negotiations failed to make progress, prompting the workers to rally in Long Beach to protest the company’s actions.

The contract with Stater Bros. expired on March 2, and workers are advocating for higher wages, affordable healthcare benefits, a secure pension, and increased staffing levels. Employees have expressed frustration with the company’s pay structure, noting that while some workers earn $28 per hour, others receive as little as $17.50 per hour.

Former Stater Bros. president Jack Brown was replaced by CEO Pete Van Helden in 2016, and Greg McNiff was recently promoted to Chief Operating Officer. Employees have indicated that this leadership change has affected the company’s approach to labor relations and they no longer feel that the corporate culture values employees.

As of now, Stater Bros. has not responded to requests for comment, and no official communication has been issued from the company regarding the strike or the ongoing negotiations.

### About UFXW Local 324

UFCW Local 324 represents: Albertsons · Bleiweiss Communications · Bridgford Foods · Central Parking · CVS · Day-Lee Foods · Disneyland Resort · Disneyland California Adventure · Downtown Disney · Disney Hotel Stores · UFCW Trust Fund · OC Dental · Food 4 Less · Gelson’s Markets · El Super · Kaiser-Permanente · Long Beach Seafood · Ralphs · Rancho Federal Credit Union · Rite Aid · Stater Bros. · Super A Foods · Vons and Pavilions · Dozens of other Independent Employers.

We are 23,000 men and women employed in the Food, Dental, Financial,  Health Care, Optometry, Packinghouse, Processing, Retail Drug, Cannabis, and Merchandise Industries throughout Orange and southern Los Angeles Counties.

Since July 3, 1936 members of Local 324 have stood in Solidarity to gain rightful working conditions and maintain essential standards. We are Cashiers, Clerks, Meat Cutters, Pharmacists, Sales People, Laboratory Scientists and more.

We Believe in fairness, community, and strive by the principle that EVERYONE has the right to strengthen their work place. There IS strength in numbers. JOIN US!

For confidential inquiries about forming a Union or joining ours, contact our Organizing department at extension 224 or by email.

Who We Represent

Albertsons · Bleiweiss Communications · Bridgford Foods · Central Parking · CVS · Day-Lee Foods · Disneyland Resort · Disneyland California Adventure · Downtown Disney · Disney Hotel Stores · UFCW Trust Fund · OC Dental · Food 4 Less · Gelson’s Markets · El Super · Kaiser-Permanente · Long Beach Seafood · Ralphs · Rancho Federal Credit Union · Rite Aid · Stater Bros. · Super A Foods · Vons and Pavilions · Dozens of other Independent Employers.

Communities within Local 324

Los Angeles County

Artesia · Bellflower · Carson · Catalina Island · Cerritos · Compton · Downey · Gardena · Harbor City · Hawaiian Gardens · Lakewood · La Mirada · Lawndale · Lomita · Long Beach · Norwalk · Paramount · Pico Rivera · Rancho Palos Verdes · Rolling Hills · Rolling Hills Estates · San Pedro · Santa Fe Springs · Signal Hill · Whittier · Wilmington

Orange County

Aliso Viejo · Anaheim · Anaheim Hills · Buena Park · Brea · Costa Mesa · Cypress Dana Point · Foothill Ranch · Fountain Valley · Fullerton · Garden Grove · Huntington Beach · Irvine · Laguna Beach · Laguna Hills · Laguna Niguel · Laguna Woods · La Habra · Lake Forest · La Palma · Los Alamitos · Midway City · Mission Viejo · Modjeska Canyon · Newport Beach · Orange · Placentia · Portola Hills · Rancho Santa Margarita · Rossmoor · San Clemente · San Juan Capistrano · Santa Ana · Seal Beach · Silverado Canyon · Stanton · Sunset Beach · Trabuco Canyon · Tustin · Villa Park · Westminster · Yorba Linda