King Soopers union workers vote to strike

DENVER — King Soopers employees who belong to the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 voted Friday night to authorize a labor strike.

The union, which represents 12,000 of the grocery chain’s workers in Colorado, has been unable to negotiate a new employment contract with King Soopers management.

“The hardworking women and men of King Soopers and City Market are standing together for their families, their customers and their communities,” Union president Kim Cordova said in a prepared statement.

One of the sticking points between the parties during contract negotiations was…