A week into the planned three-week labor strikes outside 77 King Soopers stores from Boulder to Parker and there’s no new contract in sight. And now, there’s also a temporary restraining order.

King Soopers on Tuesday said that a court granted the restraining order against the union because the “union’s actions were unlawful and unsafe activities.” Those included “threatening, blocking and intimidating both associates and customers who have chosen to cross the picket line,” and blocking truck deliveries in some instances, the company said in a statement.

“To be extremely clear – we support our associates’ right to picket, we also respect our associates’ right to cross the picket line and work and our customers’ right to cross the line to shop,” the company said. “…We simply want them to follow the law when it comes to safe picketing.”

Kim Cordova, president of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, which represents the striking workers, called the claims unfounded.

“There are over 8,000 workers, as well as members of the public on our picket lines, and we continue to call on everyone involved not to allow these baseless allegations and bullying tactics to distract us from what is important,” Cordova said in a statement. “This company refuses to bargain. They want to stop our freedom of speech and curtail even more of the workers’ rights.”

Union workers have been on strike since Jan. 12. While talks resumed Friday and have continued every day, the sides seem to have...

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