$148.9 MILLION IN THREE MONTHS WHILE YOU PAY THE PRICE
While Safeway workers like you show up every day to keep the stores running, Empire/Sobeys raked in $148.9 million in just three months.
At the same time, you’ve dealt with wage rollbacks, chronic understaffing, and a workplace that’s often tense and stressful.
The truth is, they can more than afford to pay you fairly and treat you with respect. The Sobeys family is reportedly worth almost $4.5 billion.
Watch this animated infographic to find out how much Empire Group, the company that owns Sobeys and Safeway, made in just three months. The profits speak for themselves.
When bargaining begins September 30 – October 2, we’ll be fighting to:
- Stop the rollbacks and win back wages that meet your needs.
- Protect your job security.
- Increase hours and pay of employees working their way up the wage scales.
- Improve your benefits to provide you with additional support during the affordability crisis.
- Protect you against escalating customer rudeness and abuse.
- Ensure safe and healthy working conditions.
- And much more.
“We know that Safeway members are anxious to get to the bargaining table. And these reports show exactly why they should be,” says Secretary Treasurer Richelle Stewart. “You need a raise. You deserve a raise. And the company can afford to give you a raise.”
“We’ll push Sobeys to do the right thing at the bargaining table finally,” adds President Thomas Hesse. “If they refuse, Sobeys will have to face their workers’ ever-increasing calls for a potential strike in Alberta.”
We’re more connected than ever. You can stay up to date and sign up for updates during bargaining at https://gounion.ca/safewaybargaining2025/.
Posted on: August 15,2025