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It's been only three years since that nightmare of a grocery strike here in Bakersfield, but already there are rumblings of another strike in the offing. Union reps now negotiating with owners of Vons and Albertsons are looking to get back what they lost with their last contract, but they may be gearing up for a fight that few have the stomach for. Talks between the United Food and Commercial Workers union and owners of Albertsons, Vons and Ralphs aren't going well. Major bones of contention are health care benefits and the two-tiered wage system, issues the union grudgingly shook hands over three years ago. But union officials say they aren't any happier about the settlement now than they were then. The workers' current contract will expire March 5 and though union leaders aren't rallying a strike force just yet, they are telling their troops to be ready if the call comes, said union spokesman Todd Conger. "Nobody wants to go on strike -- it's a last option,"...
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