Unions at Work: Kroger Offer KO’d; Strike, Raises Await County

March 5, 2019, 11:45 AM UTC

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Supermarket Union Nixes Offer

Union negotiators will continue meeting with representatives of Kroger-owned King Soopers and City Market after UFCW Local 7 in Colorado dismissed the company’s latest offer as “reprehensible.” The local represents about 12,200 grocery workers in the state.

Local 7 withdrew an indefinite contract extension with about 109 unionized King Soopers and City Market stores. Workers will remain on the job for now, but certain provisions of the parties’ collective bargaining agreements are no longer in effect, the union ...

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