UFCW Local 7 said 98% of King Soopers retail employees and 97% of meat employees in Denver voted in support of striking amid contract negotiations.
DENVER — Some King Soopers employees in Colorado preauthorized going on strike amid contract negations after nearly unanimous votes on Sunday, according to the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7 labor union.
UFCW Local 7 said the following groups of employees voted to preauthorize picketing:
Another vote is scheduled to take place in Colorado Springs on Monday.
According to UFCW Local 7, the current collective bargaining agreement will expire on Jan. 8, and workers are being told by the union to continue reporting to work until advised otherwise.
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The votes comes as UFCW Local 7 claims King Soopers is circumventing the union by hiring outside workers at higher rates, prohibiting union activity, attempting to bargain directly with workers instead of the union and imposing unfair labor practices.
“It’s unfortunate that instead of working directly with Local 7, King Soopers has opted to make unfair, unilateral changes to its policies with no regard to what is being discussed currently at the bargaining table," said Kim...
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