What customers in Fox Valley think of strike.(News)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), November, 2002 | by Keeshan, Charles

Byline: Charles Keeshan Daily Herald Staff Writer For more than three decades Beverly Dickson has made Dominick's her one and only stop for groceries. But the Lake in the Hills woman says her 35-year loyalty has been wavering since Safeway Inc. purchased the chain four years ago and could altogether vanish if a labor feud between the company and Dominick's workers leads to a strike.

"When Safeway took over it completely went downhill," Dickson said outside Dominick's Lake in the Hills store Monday. "The people that work here have always bent over backwards to help, but they're getting the shaft from Safeway." Dickson's view was a common one at Dominick's stores across the Fox Valley as store customers say they blame the California-based Safeway for the...