Author: Bernadette Berdychowski
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Strike against Safeway gets quieter start, but more stores could join soon
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Grocery workers at several Safeway stores around Colorado began their strike Sunday and more are set to join. The strike began at stores in Estes Park, Fountain, Pueblo, and a distribution center in Denver. On Monday, two more stores in Littleton and Castle Rock joined the picket lines. It’s a stark contrast to when the…
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More than 40 Colorado Safeway stores are on strike ahead of Fourth of July weekend
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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 18 days ago. Stores affected by the strike could have…
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Business confidence in Colorado improved, but still negative
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After President Donald Trump’s wave of economic policies spurred a shock in the business community, sentiment is improving. The Leeds Business Confidence Index — a measure of how business leaders across Colorado feel about the future of the national and state economy — rebounded ahead of the third quarter of the year, according to a…
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Did Denver’s tourism boom end? Report says growth plateaued in 2024
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As Denver bounced back from the pandemic, the city saw a boom in tourists that led to a record year in 2023. But last year, the number of tourists stagnated. Denver saw about 37 million domestic visitors in 2024 and generated $10.3 billion in tourism revenue, according to a new report released Wednesday by marketing…
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Colorado Safeway workers could strike as soon as Sunday
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Safeway workers across Colorado may go on a strike beginning on Sunday, the local grocery workers union announced. The United Food & Commercial Workers Local 7 announced Wednesday night that it gave Albertsons, the parent company of Safeway, a 72-hour notice to cancel a contract extension. The agreement between the union and the grocer will…
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Safeway workers in Colorado vote to strike
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Another strike could soon hit grocery stores across Colorado, but this time at Safeway. An overwhelming majority of Safeway grocery workers across the Denver metro area voted on Wednesday and Thursday to strike against one of the state’s largest grocery stores, the United Food & Commercial Workers Local 7 announced late Thursday night. The Denver…
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As Denver becomes more of a buyer’s market, home prices haven’t budged much yet
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Across the Denver metro region, the number of home sales that closed in May slowed from 2024. Homes are also now waiting for a buyer longer. And the number of homes available on the market reached its highest level since 2011, a time when the region was recovering from the 2008 housing bubble crash. Denver is…
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Denver’s 16th Street is nearly finished, but reopening festivities have already begun
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For several years, 16th Street Mall has been covered with a maze of fencing, construction workers and the sounds of dump trucks backing up and temporarily halting traffic. As downtown Denver struggled recovering from the pandemic, the massive construction taking over its main street compounded its problems and pushed many businesses to leave — driving up…
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King Soopers and union extend no-strike period for another week
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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?
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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…