With the current contract due to expire on Sunday, chain management and the UFCW — representing over 16,000 workers at Safeway, Albertsons, QFC and Fred Meyer — agreed to an extension on a meeting-by-meeting basis to continue talks.

With the current contract due to expire on Sunday, chain management and the UFCW — representing over 16,000 workers at Safeway, Albertsons, QFC and Fred Meyer — agreed to an extension on a meeting-by-meeting basis to continue talks.