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.

Union members at Safeway stores in Pueblo, Fountain, and other areas of Colorado have voted to authorize a strike, according to the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 7.

Unionized Safeway workers in Colorado, including those in the Boulder Valley, could soon go on strike, and labor leaders have hinted that King Soopers workers could also be heading back to the