DENVER (KDVR) — UFCW Local 7, the union representing 10,000 grocery workers on strike at King Soopers across Colorado, announced Monday night that it secured a return-to-work settlement for the striking workers.
According to the union, the settlement will allow the union to return to the bargaining table with Kroger, which owns King Soopers, while ensuring Kroger cannot implement any offer for at least 100 days and will not lock workers out during the return-to-work settlement.
"This will give us the time to ensure we get what we need to make a staffing proposal and take action to protect our retirees," UFCW Local 7 said in a release sent Monday night.
The union said the settlement also guarantees that no workers will lose healthcare in April 2025 "because of the employer's forced ULP (unfair labor practices) strike," according to the Monday night release. Additionally, the union said this means Kroger's "Last, Best and Final Offer" is no longer such.
"The Union and the Company are working to identify dates to return to the bargaining table and have agreed to spend the next 100 days focusing on trying to reach an agreement," UFCW Local 7 said Monday night.
The announcement comes after the union rejected a new proposal on Friday, citing concerns for workers' healthcare access.
“We have taken a big step forward and ensured that Kroger knows that staffing is a key concern to workers and customers alike," said UFCW Local 7 President Kim Cordova in a provided statement. "We will go back to the bargaining table and continue our fight for a fair union contract for us, our customers and the communities we serve.
"This strike was about thousands of everyday grocery store workers, collectively standing together and facing one of the largest corporations in America and saying ENOUGH. Our strike was just the beginning of this effort and elevated staffing in grocery stores to a national level with more workers and allies joining together. Just like our successful campaign to stop the mega grocery merger, we won’t stop until we win Better Staffing and Better Stores for grocery store workers and customers.”
King Soopers said prior to the strike that its offer would put more money into workers’ paychecks while keeping grocery prices down. Meanwhile, UFCW Local 7 leaders said the offer “failed to engage on the most important Union proposals.”
In an update shared on Facebook to union members, UFCW Local 7 said it ensured Kroger "knows that staffing is a key concern to workers and customers alike," and said the strike was just the beginning of the union's fight for a fair contract.
King Soopers did not immediately comment on the union's announcement.
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