The Safeway/Alberstons workers' strike is quickly gaining momentum, as employees join together to fight against understaffing, insufficient wage increases, and inadequate health benefits.

On Sunday, Safeway and Albertsons workers in several Colorado locations went on strike, and many more stores are expected to strike soon. The union, led by UFCW Local 7, said it has been working for months on contract negotiations before deciding Wednesday to terminate its current contract extension,

United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 announced Saturday that, unlike the February strike by King Soopers workers, the Safeway/Albertsons walkout will begin on a more limited scale.