Tag: Kroger
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Little progress made in King Soopers strike negotiations, officials say
Both the Kroger Co. and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 continued to badmouth the other side Monday as the King Soopers strike stretched into a sixth day, but at least they were still talking at the negotiating table. About 8,400 union workers walked out of 77 metro Denver area King Soopers and City…
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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…
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Union, King Soopers agree to resume negotiations
As strikers continued to walk the picket lines, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 and the owners of King Soopers agreed Thursday to resume negotiations. Kim Cordova, president of the union’s local chapter, announced at a rally on Thursday that union had told officials with Kroger, which operates King Soopers and City Market, that…
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Q&A: The King Soopers strike
Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 voted overwhelmingly to strike in advance of the union’s contract with The Kroger Co. expiring Jan. 8. Kroger owns King Soopers and City Market stores. It operates 143 grocery stores, 97 convenience stores, nine jewelry stores and eight manufacturing and distribution facilities that employ more than…
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King Soopers strike imminent after ‘last, best and final offer’
With United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 union representatives rejecting King Soopers/City Market’s “last, best and final offer” Tuesday, it looks as though picket lines in metro Denver stores will materialize at 5 a.m. Wednesday. More than 8,700 workers at 78 Denver metro area stores plan to walk out Wednesday morning. Colorado Springs stores…
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King Soopers strike seems inevitable after union, management trade barbs
King Soopers officials and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 representatives hurled “unfair labor practices” accusations at each other Monday, pointing more and more to a strike starting Wednesday. In a news release, King Soopers said it “filed unfair labor practice charges against UFCW Local 7 for refusing to bargain in good faith.” Within…
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Metro Moves: King Soopers new president takes over
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PROMOTED Joe Kelley takes over as president for King Soopers/City Market after the announced retirement of Steve Burnham, according to the company. Kelley previously held the role of president of Kroger’s Houston division. Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) operates 143 grocery stores, 97 convenience stores,…
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King Soopers, City Market to hire more than 1,900, will host virtual hiring event
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save People looking for a job across the state will be able to interview from their home on Wednesday when King Soopers and City Market host a second hybrid hiring event. Those interested in applying for…
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King Soopers eliminates mask mandate for fully vaccinated customers, staff starting Thursday
King Soopers will no longer require vaccinated customers and employees to wear masks in its stores starting Thursday unless mandated by local ordinances. The policy change was announced by Kroger, the parent company of King Soopers and City Market, on Wednesday. The announcement follows the guidance from the the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and…
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King Soopers starts offering rapid COVID-19 antibody tests at all pharmacy locations
King Soopers pharmacies announced Friday that the company is offering rapid COVID-19 antibody tests to customers. The test is conducted by using a finger-prick blood sample that will reveal whether anti-bodies for the novel coronavirus are present within 15 minutes, said Jessica Trowbridge, a spokeswoman for the company. Anyone who believe they previously had the…