Tag: Kroger
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A King Soopers in Centennial among Kroger’s wave of store closures
A King Soopers store is closing in Centennial. The grocery chain notified the worker’s union that it will close its location on the intersection of Arapahoe Road and Holly Street. A spokesperson for King Soopers confirmed the store closure with The Denver Gazette. “Unfortunately, we have made the difficult decision to close our 5050 E.…
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Are Colorado’s King Soopers and Safeway stores both at risk of a strike?
Two of Colorado’s largest grocers are at risk of facing a workers’ strike. The union representing Colorado grocery workers has not reached an agreement with either Kroger’s King Soopers and City Market leadership or Albertsons’ Safeway for new employee contracts. The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 is already taking action to initiate a…
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King Soopers workers stopped striking — now the two sides have 100 days to come up with a deal
Over the next 100 days, union leaders and the grocer will work to settle their issues.
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Union says it will end strike and negotiate if King Soopers makes concessions
Leaders of the striking workers at King Soopers on Saturday countered the company’s request to negotiate and agree to not picket while talks are ongoing with their own offer — provide the union with information it has been seeking for five months and they will pull down all picket lines. The union asked for the information…
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King Soopers seeks restraining order against striking workers
King Soopers is seeking to stop workers from picketing outside its stores. The Colorado grocer operated by Kroger announced Tuesday it was asking the courts for a temporary restraining order against striking, stating it was doing so because it created “unsafe conditions.” The strike against King Soopers began in the Denver metro area and in…
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King Soopers sues labor union amid workers strike
King Soopers on Friday said it has filed a federal lawsuit against UFCW Local 7, accusing the union of “unlawfully forcing” the company to bargain with labor organizations from Washington and California. “Rather than negotiating in good faith for its Colorado members, the Union has chosen to serve the interests of outside groups with no stake…
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Strike on King Soopers hits busy Super Bowl weekend
King Sooper CEO says timing of strike is meant ‘to hurt us’
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King Soopers strike starts today | LIVE UPDATES
Some store hours will be limited as thousands of workers in the metro Denver area are expected to walk out Thursday.
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5 things to know about the King Soopers strike
Some store hours will be limited as thousands of workers in the metro Denver area are expected to walk out Thursday.
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King Soopers strike will begin Thursday, Colorado grocery workers union says
Grocery workers at many King Soopers locations across the Front Range will begin striking on Thursday, the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 announced Monday morning. The strike will begin at all unionized King Soopers stores in Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson counties, as well as stores in Boulder and Louisville. It’s still…