More than 45,000 UFCW workers will vote next week to ratify a 3-year contract with Ralphs, Albertsons, Vons and Pavilions.

No specific details of the proposed agreement were released, although union officials said it includes higher wages, additional pension contributions and improvements in health, welfare and staffing.

The tentative agreement was announced with zero details and a few empty phrases, in defiance of the membership that voted 90 ...