Alex Falsinotti has been working at Safeway #1365 in Fairfax, Virginia for almost two years. Officially he works in the Seafood Department, but on most days whoever is scheduled to work the Meat Department leaves early, and Alex (right) is forced to cover both departments until they officially close at 8p. “I’m expected to clean the counter and help customers and close down the department by myself,” he says. “I try not to get frustrated, but doing this for ten months you get overwhelmed." Alex didn’t know this was a violation of his union contract, but his UFCW 400 union rep did. Bertha McKiver noticed a pattern and filed grievances at five stores throughout Virginia, resulting in back pay awards totaling $11,000 for Alex and nine other Safeway employees. Read more here.