Safeway workers in several Colorado cities entered the third day of labor strikes Tuesday against Safeway and Albertsons over alleged unfair labor practices, with picketing in Grand Junction prompting a temporary store closure.

On Sunday, four stores went on strike including stores in Estes Park, Pueblo and Fountain, as well as a distribution center in Denver.

With the clock winding down toward Saturday night's deadline for new contract negotiations, a Colorado union has announced locations where grocery employees are set to walk off the job on Sunday in protest.

Workers in Colorado Springs will soon join several Safeway employees around the state on strike.On Tuesday, members of the UFCW Local 7 held a vote to authorize a strike for more stores. Colorado Springs meat and retail workers voted 99% in favor of striking,

They made good on that promise on June 15, joining the first cities to go on strike, including Fountain, Estes Park, and a Denver distribution center. Later in the day, workers from the Littleton Safeway also walked off the job,

Without a labor agreement in place with Union UFCW Local 7, Estes Park Safeway employees will go on strike on Sunday morning, joining just three other Safeway locations,