Tag: City Market
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Threats of another King Soopers strike heat up as contract expires
Negotiations are clouded with the memory of the 2022 strike still being battled out in court, and the aftermath of Kroger’s failed merger.
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Colorado to still pursue lawsuit against Kroger, Albertsons, even as proposed merger falls apart
Attorney General Phil Weiser celebrated the recent events around $24.6 billion grocery deal’s recent roadblocks as a win for Colorado consumers. But the state’s not letting down yet.
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Colorado Kroger, Albertsons stores pursued illegal no-poach agreements, lawsuit claims
Two of the nation’s larger grocery store companies are the subject of a new class action lawsuit in Colorado alleging they entered illegal “no-poach” agreements with each other during a union strike in 2022. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 (UFCW) on Monday filed a lawsuit in Denver District Court against Kroger and Albertsons…
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Exec emails amidst 2022 Denver King Soopers strike at center of merger trial
Colorado’s case for alleged illegal agreements between competing grocers are based on an email exchange between two executives who testified Tuesday.
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Kroger’s mountain town pricing strategy under scrutiny in Colorado merger trial
A Kroger executive testified on a City Market “mountain no-comp zone” where the grocer raised prices to cover its rising costs.
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King Soopers strike: Leaders from both sides reflect
Both sides of the recent grocery strike in metro Denver between United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 and Kroger Co. claimed victory, but differed wildly on how and why the final settlement was reached. Union President Kim Cordova and King Soopers/City Market President Joe Kelley talked (separately) with The Denver Gazette about the sometimes…
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Union ratifies King Soopers’ contract; strike officially ends
Members of metro Denver area United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 voted Monday to approve a new three-year contract offered by Kroger Co., who owns all King Soopers and City Market stores in Colorado, according to a late Monday news release. The agreement includes wage hikes of up to $5 per hour for some…
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King Soopers strike: A closer look at Denver judge’s temporary restraining order on picketers
A judge’s approval of King Soopers request for a temporary restraining order against picketers attempts to prevent potential violence while respecting union members’ right to strike peacefully. Denver District Judge Marie Moses’ written order, issued Wednesday, limits the number of picketers to “10 or fewer … on the premises and perimeter of each one of…
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King Soopers granted temporary restraining order against picketers
Kroger on Tuesday said a judge has granted its request for a temporary restraining order against striking King Soopers workers after the company claimed that picketers were harassing store customers and workers who crossed the picket line. Kroger, the parent company of Colorado’s King Soopers and City Market stores, filed the request in Denver District…
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CU economics professor on King Soopers strike: Don’t believe everything you hear
Take what both sides of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7’s strike against Kroger Co. are saying publicly with a grain of salt, University of Colorado-Boulder economics professor Jeffery Zax suggests. Zax has studied and taught labor and economics at CU since 1990. Below is a question and answer session, which has been edited…