More on the Strike

   KSDK NewsChannel 5 - News Article Grocery Workers Strike    This is what I was looking for, before I ran across that other article."Local 655 president Robert Kelley says he was pleased with the turnout, "this was the largest union meeting ever held in St. Louis. It shows the determination of our members and proves that they’ve had enough.”
Pay and benefits were at the core of the issues separating the two sides. " "Union members voted down the contract proposal, which the stores have called their “final offer,” last week. About 5,600 of the members voted on the proposal, with 64 percent opposed.The proposal would have required workers to assume a greater share of medical bill costs through higher deductibles and co-payments for some services. It also offered a raise of 75 cents an hour, with 25-cent raises in the second, third and fourth years, plus a 20-cent-an-hour bonus if the union ratified the agreement. The raise only applied to workers who make $9 or more an hour. Union members said baggers would receive a raise of a nickel an hour.
The contract included two additional vacation days and more full-time jobs for workers at the grocery storechains."                                                        

 And I did find a list of alt. union stores I could go to, but wouldn't ya know it, they are a forever drive away.  humm.  Well it is a good thing we have most of what we need, and gas stations now carry milk lol.