A tentative agreement was reached between the workers of Safeway and the company, according to unions UFCW Local 5 and UFCW Local 648. The agreement occurred just an hour prior to the strike, according to the unions.

Hours before thousands of Safeway workers across the Bay Area were set to strike, workers for UFCW Local 5 and UFCW Local 648 agreed to a tentative agreement with the company

The unions representing more than 20,000 Safeway employees throughout Northern California reached a tentative agreement with the company, averting a strike.