Economy & Economic Development  March 14, 2019

King Soopers employees to vote on strike

DENVER — Unable to reach a new employment agreement with King Soopers management, members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, the union that represents 12,000 of the grocery chain’s workers in Colorado, are voting today and Friday whether to strike.

Contract negotiations, which had been underway since late last year, broke down earlier this month. Union representatives accused King Soopers management of walking away from the bargaining table. The grocery store disputed that characterization.

The two sides were unable to strike a deal on issues such as overtime, leave,…

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A Maryland native, Lucas has worked at news agencies from Wyoming to South Carolina before putting roots down in Colorado.
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