Save Mart supermarkets and its union workers are struggling to agree on a new contract and the standoff could lead to a strike.
The Sacramento Bee reports the supermarket chain has given its employees its last, best, and final contract offer. The United Food and Commercial Workers say the offer is not acceptable but have offered to meet with company officials next week.
Save Mart and Safeway are pressing for concessions on health care and other issues to lower labor costs.