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Colorado will keep fighting Kroger, Albertsons as proposed merger falls apart
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After weeks of arguing in a Denver courtroom over the statewide effects of what could have been the largest grocery merger in the U.S., it’s still unclear what a local judge will rule. But for Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, the state has basically won. On Wednesday morning, Safeway’s parent company Albertsons announced it is…
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US sues to block merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons
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The Federal Trade Commission sued to block a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, saying the $24.6 billion deal would eliminate competition and lead to higher prices for millions of Americans. The FTC filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Oregon on Monday. It was joined in the suit by the attorneys…
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King Soopers’ attempt to sidestep workers comp precedent rebuffed by appeals court
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Colorado’s second-highest court last week rejected an attempt by King Soopers to sidestep its obligation to compensate a worker for his injures, as dictated by the state Supreme Court. In August 2021, assistant manager Michael Waters was moving pallets of material at a King Soopers store when his leg gave out and he fell. Waters…
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Federal judge rejects union request to block King Soopers from using contractors on garden displays
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A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a request to block King Soopers and City Market from using contractors to perform certain tasks on outdoor plant displays – a practice the union representing retail workers alleged is in violation of their collective bargaining agreement. U.S. District Court Judge Gordon P. Gallagher decided the United Food and Commercial…
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Federal judge moves forward on union’s claim that King Soopers is violating agreement
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A federal judge on Wednesday determined he could legally consider the request of a grocery workers’ union to block King Soopers from using non-union personnel to tend to garden displays, a move the United Food and Commercial Workers alleges is in violation of their labor contract. UFCW’s Local 7 represents retail and meat department workers…
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The new year will ring in plastic and paper bag fees for Colorado shoppers
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Colorado shoppers will discover big changes in the new year at groceries, convenience stores, pharmacies and other retailers. Beginning Sunday, a new state law will require shoppers to pay a 10-cent fee for every single-use plastic and paper bag they carry out of most retail outlets. The measure, approved by Colorado lawmakers last year, is…
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Judge gives tentative OK to class-action lawsuit against King Soopers
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A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a class-action lawsuit against The Kroger Company seeking to allow salaried supervisors at King Soopers, a brand of Kroger, to recover overtime compensation they are allegedly owed. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer certified, as a class of plaintiffs, all current and former supervisors of…
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Union ratifies King Soopers’ contract; strike officially ends
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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., which 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
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Striking King Soopers and City Market workers can return to work as soon as today after Kroger Co. and Commercial Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 officials announced a tentative agreement early Friday. The development ends the almost 10-day strike that started Jan. 12 after the two sides failed to reach an agreement before contracts…
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King Soopers files temporary restraining order against picketers
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Kroger on Tuesday said a judge has granted its request for a temporary restraining order against striking King Soopers workers after the company claimed that picketers were harassing store customers and workers who crossed the picket line. Kroger, the parent company of Colorado’s King Soopers and City Market stores, filed the request in Denver District…
