"There's a significant Latino population in this county and Southern California. And those stores are going to continue to grow and those workers continue to strive to make a living wage and have a voice on the job and have decent benefits for themselves and families." Pay under the current El Super contract with UFCW ranges from $9.20 per hour for entry-level courtesy clerks to $15.48 per hour for meat cutters. The pay range for union workers at Vons, Albertsons, Ralphs, Stater Bros. and Gelson's starts at $8.20 per hour but goes up to $21.08 for meat cutters, according to UFCW. In addition to paid sick days, the unionized El Super workers' demands include respect in how they're spoken to on the floor and how hours are distributed – weekly schedules can change with very little notice. They're asking for wage increases and for the non-union stores to join the union.