RANK
NTRACT
LOCAL
NUMBER OFWORKERS
EXPIRATION DATE
1) STOP & SHOP (NEW ENGLAND)
Multiple
42,000
Feb. 14*
2) NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GROCERY MASTER
Multiple
27,939
Sept. 11
3) GIANT/SAFEWAY (WASHINGTON/BALTIMORE)
Local 400, Local 27
25,043
March 27
4) PUGET SOUND (WASH.)
Multiple
17,353
May 2
5) KROGER/ALBERTSONS/SAFEWAY (DENVER)
Local 7R
14,174
Sept. 11
6) MINNEAPOLIS
Local 653
12,482
Feb. 29
7) KROGER (HOUSTON)
Local 455
12,091
April 3
8) KROGER (LOUISVILLE, KY.)
Local 227
9,991
April 10
9) A&P
Local 464A
8,135
July 17
10) KROGER (TENNESSEE/KENTUCKY)
Local 1995
7,719
May 15
Five UFCW locals negotiated five different contracts simultaneously with Stop & Shop; contracts ratified Feb. 15.Source: United Food and Commercial Workers International Union