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Minnesota grocery store workers rally amid contract dispute
By Kirsten Mitchell
April 27, 2025 / 11:20 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota
Workers at major grocery chains across Minnesota are preparing to strike if they cannot reach a deal with store owners over their contract demands.
The employees, represented by United Food and Commercial Workers Local 663, work at grocery chains like Cub Foods, Lunds & Byerlys, Kowalski's and Jerry's Foods.
They have been without a contract since March and say they could choose to strike if they can't secure a fair deal.
At a rally outside Lunds & Byerlys in Edina Sunday, Andrea Turner, a longtime employee, stood with her coworkers calling for a better contract.
FULL story: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/grocery-store-workers-rally-amid-contract-dispute/