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Macy’s Inc workers at a flagship location in San Francisco’s Union Square began a two-day strike, walking out on some of the most crucial holiday shopping days of the year.
Macy’s said in a statement that “our top priority is to ensure the safety of our colleagues and customers,†adding that the store location will remain open. The company didn’t comment on how the store will be staffed or whether opening hours will shift.
Organisers say the strike involves 400 employees, and that 93% of workers voted for the work stoppage. The strike comes after workers overwhelmingly rejected a proposed contract from Macy’s.
The workers, who are represented by United Food & Commercial Workers Local 5, had been looking to get higher wages, broader access to health care benefits and better safety measures, according to Jim Araby, the union’s director of strategic campaigns.