Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Reuters reported earlier that unlike Alphabet's Waymo unit, Tesla cannot operate its service using autonomous vehicles in the Bay Area because the EV maker does not have the required permits and has not applied according to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).

The decision by the United Food and Commercial Workers to authorize an unfair labor practice strike against San Bernardino-based Stater Bros. comes two weeks after the region’s largest grocery workers’ union agreed to a new a three-year contract with Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons Cos. and Cincinnati-based Kroger Cos.

A strike deadline was to midnight tonight as Safeway employees across Northern California wait for a decision on their contract negotiations.