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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…
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Little progress made in King Soopers strike negotiations, officials say
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Both the Kroger Co. and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 continued to badmouth the other side Monday as the King Soopers strike stretched into a sixth day, but at least they were still talking at the negotiating table. About 8,400 union workers walked out of 77 metro Denver area King Soopers and City…
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Denver King Soopers/City Market workers go on strike
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Strike! King Soopers/City Market union member employees officially went on strike 5 a.m. Wednesday morning. For the first time in 25 years, metro Denver residents will experience a labor conflict where many grocery shop. This after United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 union representatives rejected King Soopers/City Market’s “last, best and final offer” late…
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Nearly 100% of King Soopers union employees vote to strike in Denver metro
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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…
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Wheelchair attendants at Denver airport strike over health, safety issues
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About 66 wheelchair attendants and baggage handlers walked off their jobs at Denver International Airport on Tuesday in a dispute over workplace and safety issues. The employees – all contract workers with Prospect Airport Services – say they’ve been unable to get management to respond to a variety of health and safety issues, including the…
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Striking workers to demonstrate at Denver airport
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Workers at a Denver McDonald’s plan to strike and then demonstrate at the city’s airport on Tuesday as part of a nationwide day of protests by fast-food employees to push for higher wages and union rights. While a strike is planned at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, the Service Employees International Union says workers won’t try…
