Safeway workers in several Colorado cities entered the third day of labor strikes Tuesday against Safeway and Albertsons over alleged unfair labor practices, with picketing in Grand Junction prompting a temporary store closure.

Union workers at Colorado Springs Safeway stores have voted overwhelmingly to join an unfair labor practice strike that began for workers in other cities on Sunday, June 15. Four stores went on strike on Sunday,

Picket lines are continuing to form at four Safeway grocery stores across the state, including two here in southern Colorado. Yesterday, workers were seen picketing in front of a distribution center in Denver.