They made good on that promise on June 15, joining the first cities to go on strike, including Fountain, Estes Park, and a Denver distribution center. Later in the day, workers from the Littleton Safeway also walked off the job,

Safeway employees at a Denver store walked out Monday, expanding a strike that started this weekend. The strike started small with workers at three stores in Estes Park, Fountain and Pueblo, and a Denver distribution center.

FILE PHOTO: A Brown–Forman Distilleries worker helps stock aisle three with wine on Wednesday morning, March 1, 2023, at the Safeway grocery store on South Havana Street in Aurora, Colo. Kroger and Albertsons announced April 22, 2024 that the Safeway brand in Arizona and Colorado will be licensed to C&S Wholesale if the merger goes through.

Colorado Safeway workers, including more than 200 in Pueblo and Pueblo West, could strike as soon as June 15. Negotiations between the union and Safeway's parent company, Albertsons, have stalled.