Tag: Strike
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King Soopers, union reach tentative agreement
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save King Soopers and the union representing many of its employees have reached a tentative agreement, the union announced Thursday. United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7 said union leadership met with King Soopers and City Market on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and that after…
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More than 40 Colorado Safeway stores are on strike ahead of Fourth of July weekend
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While in its third week, dozens of stores across Colorado have joined the grocery workers union strike against Safeway and Albertsons. About 45 stores and a distribution center have been affected by picket lines since United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 began its strike…
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King Soopers and union extend no-strike period for another week
King Soopers and the grocery workers union will continue negotiating for at least another week to avoid a strike. The Colorado grocery chain operated by Kroger and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 had a 100-day peace agreement to halt February’s strike and continuing bargaining for a new contract, with the period set to…
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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 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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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…
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Uber, Lyft drivers go on strike across country on Valentine’s Day
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Those planning on heading to the airport for a Valentine’s Day movie moment — chasing a loved one through the terminal with a bouquet of flowers, hoping for a chance at happy ever after — may be in for a bit of delay. Those less romantic may also experience delays to and from the airport if they…
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Kaiser Permanente workers on strike picket lines for second day
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Kaiser Permanente workers lined the streets outside of the Lakewood medical offices on Thursday morning, blaring music and holding signs at beeping cars. They are just a few of the 70,000 Kaiser employees striking across the country. Thursday was the second day of the three-day strike,…
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Here’s the list of open and closed Kaiser Permanente labs, pharmacies
Tom Hellauer tom.hellauer@denvergazette.com Kaiser Permanente reiterated on Thursday morning that its urgent care departments and medical offices remain open during the strike, although some of its labs have been forced to close and services elsewhere have been affected. Here are the labs that are closed In Denver and Boulder: Arapahoe (Centennial), Baseline (Boulder), Brighton, Castle…