Tag: United Food And Commercial Workers Local 7
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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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Colorado grocery workers reach deal with Safeway
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 announced Thursday that it reached a new three-year deal with Safeway and three Albertsons in Colorado and Rock Springs, Wyoming. Details of the tentative deal were not released, but it makes sure workers are “fairly paid and respected,” according to a news release. The deal still needs to…
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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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Kings Soopers strike ends with tentative deal
Striking King Soopers and City Market workers appeared to return to work Friday after Kroger Co. and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 officials announced a tentative early-morning agreement. Picketers were gone from at least three metro Denver area stores Friday visited by Denver Gazette journalists. The tentative pact ends the-almost 10-day strike that…
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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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Thousands of Colorado King Soopers workers ready to strike
Thousands of King Soopers workers across Colorado plan to strike for better pay and working conditions, the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 labor union announced Thursday. The labor union said its 8,400 workers intend to strike, and they will announce a start date in the coming days. This comes as the union has…
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Nearly 100% of King Soopers union employees vote to strike in Denver metro
In a nearly unanimous vote, King Soopers employees in the Denver metro area supported going on strike Sunday amid ongoing contract negotiations, according to the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 labor union. After the union held three votes Sunday, 98% of retail employees and 97% of meat employees from Denver King Soopers stores…