United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 announced Saturday that, unlike the February strike by King Soopers workers, the Safeway/Albertsons walkout will begin on a more limited scale.

The bargaining committee for Safeway and Albertsons Company union workers in Colorado decided Wednesday to terminate their current contract extension, allowing a strike as early as Sunday morning.

Strikes only happen when companies push workers past the point of no return. No worker wants to give up a paycheck in order to get the raise and benefits they feel they deserve. In many cases, even when management and labor negotiate a favorable deal,