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Safeway Inc. has reduced its health care cost increases by more than $150 million since 2005 using an approach that closely resembles how auto insurers rate drivers.
Thanksgiving Day: Let someone else cook
Thanksgiving is just days away and the nation is getting ready for the turkey preparations.
Grocery workers ponder a final offersa from Safeway, King Soopers
Union officials representing Colorado Safeway and King Soopers workers are poring over the grocery chains' "last, best and final offers" before scheduling a vote that could lead to a strike, a union spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Safeway Workers' Strike Is Averted
A tentative agreement that averted a potential strike at Safeway stores, including those in Holbrook and Winslow, was reached last Thursday evening.
Colo. Kroger/Safeway contract up for vote
Kroger 's King Soopers stores and Safeway outlets could face a strike if Colorado workers turn down a tentative agreement this week.
Safeway offers Colo. workers final contract offer
In less than a week, unionized workers at two Arizona grocery store chains may be walking a picket line instead of stocking shelves and cutting meat.
Safeway, CVS team to create reusable bags for D.C.
Safeway Inc. and CVS Caremark Corp. have announced a partnership with D.C. to provide reusable bags to the city as part of a campaign to get residents to stop using disposable plastic and paper bags.
Grocery chains to offer 'last, best and final' contract
A series of meetings have been set throughout the state this week for unionized grocery workers, who are expected to vote on another contract offer from supermarket chains.
Shoppers cheer grocery labor peace
Ray Zivney would have shopped at Albertsons or Bashas' if the employees had formed a picket line in front of Safeway in Sun City.
Union and Grocery Companies Reach Agreement, Strike Averted
UFCW Local 99, Safeway, Inc. and The Kroger Co. reached a tentative settlement on a new collective bargaining agreement late Thursday evening.
Arizona grocery store workers poised to strike
Thousands of union workers across Arizona are poised to go on strike Friday after months of failed negotiations with two major grocery chains.
Safeway workers in Arizona may strike
Some 25,000 people who work at Safeway Inc. stores and Fry's supermarkets in Arizona look likely to strike on Friday.
The Business Journal of Phoenix
Fry's, Safeway hire temps as strike looms
Fry's and Safeway grocery stores and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 99 in Phoenix remained at odds Monday over a new contract and threatened strike.
Insurance perks for healthy habits opposed
Who could object to rewarding people who quit smoking, lose weight or start to exercise? The American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association, for starters.
Stocks discussed on the in-depth s ession of Jim Cramer's Mad Money TV Program, Thursday November 5. A successful Sotheby's auction which sold $187 million in modern and impressionist art and strong numbers from high-end retail names indicate the rich are back and are buying.
Are the upscale grocery chain's best days behind it? Fourth-quarter net income soared to $36.4 million, or $0.20 per share, from the year-ago $1.5 million, or $0.01 per share.
Safeway and Easter Seals working together
An article in Reuters last week touts Safeway Inc. for the generous grants it gives to Easter Seals to empower children and adults with autism and other disabilities.
Insurance discounts for healthy habits spur debate in Washington
Reporting from Washington - Who could object to rewarding people who quit smoking, lose weight or start to exercise? The American Cancer Society and the American Heart Assn., for starters.
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Safway Foundation's year-round season of sharing
The fall harvest, Thanksgiving and the holiday season are often the perfect time for a grocer to generate awareness of the hunger that faces many in our communities.
It doesn't make sense to charge fat people higher insurance premiums.
Read more of Daniel Engber's columns on obesity and health care reform . Safeway CEO Steven A. Burd thinks he's solved the nation's health care crisis.
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