In a victory for organized labor, the Los Angeles City Council approved an ordinance Wednesday that would make it harder for a company that buys a grocery store to get rid of the previous owner's employees for at least three months. The council's move comes as supermarket chain Albertsons Inc., which has about 20 stores in Los Angeles, weighs offers from several bidders to acquire all or part of the company.
See "L.A. Council Acts to Save Grocery Jobs", Patrick McGreevy and Abigail Goldman, Los Angeles Times, December 21, 2005