SAN FRANCISCO -- Shoppers found some empty shelves in a number of Safeway stores as Teamsters workers who supply the grocery store chain leafletted stores around northern California during the seventh day of their strike.
Safeway blamed the shortages on violence at Summit Logistics' Tracy plant, where at least eight people were injured when union workers blocked trucks and threw rocks and bottles at replacement workers last week.
"They don't even have orange juice here today," said Greg Aherne who was shopping at a San Francisco Safeway. "I'm frustrated by this, to tell you the truth ... Now that I know there are shortages, I'll go somewhere else, definitely."
The violence continued Tuesday morning as a replacement driver allegedly waved a gun at another truck driver on Interstate 580. The driver was apprehended by the California Highway Patrol on Highway 101, briefly shutting down northbound lanes and slowing traffic in both directions.
Pete Velazquez of Fayetteville, N.C., was booked on a felony charge, the CHP said.
Safeway spokeswoman Debra Lambert said the center lost two full days of productivity as a result of last week's violence, though less than half of the stores are affected.
Products shipped directly to stores, including bread, milk, produce, meat and other dairy products, are most likely to have shortages, Lambert said.
The Safeway on Mission Street near San Jose Avenue was missing produce, dairy and meat products Tuesday.
"The produce was totally spent the other day. I don't think I've ever seen that before," shopper Wendy Campbell said.
Meanwhile, Teamsters outside the Market Street store asked people to boycott Safeway in support of the union members.
The union said it has workers distributing leaflets at more than 20 stores around Northern California, and expect to hit 40 stores starting Thursday.
Lambert said the Teamsters' efforts have had a minor financial impact on Safeway, but stressed that Safeway does not control negotiations. Union leaders say the Teamsters have yet to resume negotiations with Summit.<
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Dirk van Ulden said:
Yes Jorg - before Jesus Christ was born, there were never any wars,
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Curious though why he is a write-in and not officially on the ballot.
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