The Region - News from Nov. 25, 1985

Union negotiators rejected the first written proposal from supermarket management and said the 21-day-old strike-lockout that affects 22,000 workers could expand beyond Southern California. “If this dispute engulfs an even larger area than now is of concern, it will be on management’s head,” the United Food and Commercial Workers and Teamsters said in a joint statement. Both sides said no further negotiations were scheduled after the breakdown of weekend talks.