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Mar 30 11:36 am
  • labor

Negotiations set to resume between Southern California grocers, workers

City News Service

Contract talks were set to resume today in hopes of avoiding a walkout by thousands of Southern California grocery workers who have already authorized their union to call a strike if negotiations break down.

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Aug 30 2021 7:10 pm
  • grocery store

Amid a food desert, a West Long Beach mini-market gets upgrades for healthier food access

Crystal Niebla

A&F Market, an Asian-centered market in West Long Beach, received a new freezer last week, took down beer and cigarette ads and placed fruits at the counter as part of joining the city’s Healthy Market Partnership Program, an initiative aimed to promote healthy food access. 

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Apr 17 2021 11:58 am
  • grocery store

Residents buy last batch of groceries at closing Food 4 Less in North Long Beach

Sebastian Echeverry

The Ralphs store located at 3380 N. Los Coyotes Diagonal was also expected to close Saturday.

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Apr 8 2021 3:22 pm
  • grocery store

Protests continue with two Long Beach grocery stores set to close next week

Brandon Richardson

The North Long Beach grocery store is part of a string of closures announced by Kroger Co. this year following several cities’ passage of “hero pay” ordinances.

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Feb 23 2021 3:38 pm
  • hero pay

L.A. County passes ordinance requiring $5 ‘Hero Pay’ for grocery workers

City News Service

“Grocery and drug retail employees have continued to report to work and serve our communities, despite the ongoing hazards and dangers of being exposed to COVID-19.”

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Feb 21 2021 4:51 pm
  • grocery store

Customers urged to boycott Long Beach’s highest performing Ralphs, demonstrators say

Crystal Niebla

Many residents, as well as some city leaders, including Mayor Robert Garcia, have shown displeasure over the move.

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Feb 17 2021 8:38 am
  • grocery store

Faced with threat of closing grocery stores, City Council seeks food security solutions

Jason Ruiz

A request from the Long Beach City Council asked for alternate methods of food access such farm stands and farmers markets.

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Feb 3 2021 12:11 pm
  • grocery store

Grocery workers and community leaders call on Kroger to reverse ‘evil’ decision

Brandon Richardson

Dozens of grocery workers were joined by city leaders and union representatives at a North Long Beach Food 4 Less to condemn the recent announcement by The Kroger Co. that it would close two stores in the city.

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Feb 2 2021 4:09 pm
  • grocery store

‘It was a shock’: Grocery workers, communities brace for impacts of Kroger store closures

Brandon Richardson

For more than 12 years, Kellye Hines-Parks has worked at Food 4 Less in North Long Beach. On Monday, she was told her store would be closing in April and that her future at the company is in limbo.

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Dec 16 2020 8:04 am
  • grocery store

Council moves toward mandating $4 an hour ‘hero pay’ boost for grocery workers

Jason Ruiz

The emergency ordinance would require large chain grocery stores to pay their employees an additional $4 per hour for at least four months.

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