Restraining order issued against picketers as King Soopers, union negotiations deteriorate

DENVER — A week into the King Soopers employee union strike against the grocery store chain, a judge has issued a temporary restraining order against union picketers as contract negotiations between the sides have reportedly deteriorated.

In its petition for a restraining order from the Denver District Court, King Soopers management claims “that employees, customers and vendors have been threatened with violence and have been made to feel fear and intimidation … and picketing has obstructed the ingress and egress of access to certain King Soopers stores,” court documents show. 

The restraining order, issued Tuesday, prohibits aggressive picketing and limits group…