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Tentative Deal Saves Southern California From Grocery Strike

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After over 24 hours's negotiations, officials from the United Food and Commercial Workers finally reached a deal Monday with three big grocery chains, Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons. This tentative agreement avoided a grocery strike involving more than 60,000 workers in Southern California.
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