DENVER (KDVR) -- After months-long negotiations between King Soopers and its union employees, over 10,000 King Soopers employees went on strike across the Denver metro and Front Range.
King Soopers and union employees worked on negotiations and met over 10 times between October and January, but never reached a deal. Now, several workers in Colorado are beginning to picket outside the large grocery store chain Colorado locations.
What to know about the strike at King Soopers
Why are King Soopers employees going on strike?
The union said the Unfair Labor Practice strike comes after King Soopers allegedly interrogated union members about bargaining and surveilling members in discussions with union staff, refused to give necessary union information, threatened discipline on union members and sent them home for wearing union gear and insisted on taking the $8 million in retiree health benefit funds to pay for wage increases for active workers.
King Soopers workers across Denver metro go on strike ThursdayHowever, the grocer said in a statement on Friday that the National Labor Relations Board never determined King Soopers committed an Unfair Labor Practice during these negotiations. The grocer said it “respects” employees’ rights to participate in a strike, but will also welcome any employee who chooses to continue working.
FOX31 reached out to the labor relations board. The board said Thursday it is processing nine cases of unfair labor practice charges against the employer and the union.
Can you still shop at King Soopers?
King Soopers said it will remain open during the strike, however, hours at some stores will be modified.
The store locations with employees on strike will have modified hours from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Meanwhile, pharmacies will be open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed on Sunday.
Where will the strike take place?
The strike takes place across 77 locations in the Denver metro and Front Range. This includes locations in Arvada, Aurora, Boulder, Broomfield, Centennial, Commerce City, Denver, Edgewater, Englewood, Evergreen, Federal Heights, Glendale, Golden, Greenwood Village, Highlands Ranch, Lakewood, Littleton, Parker, Thornton, Westminster and Wheat Ridge.
List: Which grocery stores will have striking workersThe union said that stores in Pueblo will go on strike Friday.
How long will the King Soopers strike last?
The union said the strike would last two weeks, however, the grocer and union could come to a conclusion beforehand. The last time King Soopers employees walked out on strike in 2022, it lasted nine days as the union and the grocer came to an agreement.
Why is it happening now?
There have been negotiations for months, but after the contract extension expired on January 17, removing the no-strike clause, several stores in the Denver metro and Front Range voted to strike at the end of January.
About a week after the vote, employees are starting to line up outside.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Everything you need to know about the strike at King Soopers )
Also on site :
- Education Ministry rehabilitates 70 schools since Assad regime’s fall
- In the wake of Myanmar quake
- The $6 billion Vatican Bank was beset by scandals, disastrous investments—and ties to the mafia. How Pope Francis tried to fix it