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Locals Weigh In on Grocery Strike Talk

As a grocery store union and three supermarket chains resume negotiations, some Beach Cities residents tell Patch they'll shop at alternative stores if a strike occurs.

As , and Albertsons have resumed negotiations with a grocery store workers union, Beach Cities shoppers told Patch on Tuesday that they would prefer to buy their groceries without facing storefront strikes.

The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770  on Aug. 20 as grocery store workers have been disgruntled over the supermarket chains' decreasing contributions to a health care trust fund, which union officials have said is in danger of going bankrupt.

A recent offer has workers paying $36 per month for individual coverage and $92 per month for family coverage. If a strike does follow through, supermarket chains could see some shoppers take their business elsewhere, such as independent grocers and specialty stores.

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For example, "I'd do most of my shopping here at Bristol Farms," Redondo Beach resident Jane Marott told Patch.

Jake P. of Hermosa Beach (who agreed to appear on video, but asked Patch not publish his full last name) was one of few residents willing to shop amidst a strike. 

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"I don't think I have a very good feeling about how unions are acting nowadays, so ultimately it wouldn't affect me at all," he said. "I think our family would continue to go to Ralphs."

Earlier coverage of the grocery workers' contract on Patch:

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