For workers, a strike is tool of last resort. It's a powerful weapon, but once you employ that weapon a huge clock starts running down.Unions may have strike finds that can pay workers some portion of their lost wages,

Union members of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) in Southern California and the Pacific Northwest have voted this week to authorize a worker strike against Kroger and Albertsons stores, Supermarket News reported.

Workers at Albertsons, Pavilions, Ralphs and Vons grocery stores will begin preparations Thursday for a possible strike. Local 770 of the United Food and Commercial Workers union, representing approximately 45,