Tag: King Soopers
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A King Soopers in Centennial among Kroger’s wave of store closures
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A King Soopers store is closing in Centennial. The grocery chain notified the worker’s union that it will close its location on the intersection of Arapahoe Road and Holly Street. A spokesperson for King Soopers confirmed the store closure with The Denver Gazette. “Unfortunately, we…
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King Soopers, union reach tentative agreement
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save King Soopers and the union representing many of its employees have reached a tentative agreement, the union announced Thursday. United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7 said union leadership met with King Soopers and City Market on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and that after…
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More than 40 Colorado Safeway stores are on strike ahead of Fourth of July weekend
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While in its third week, dozens of stores across Colorado have joined the grocery workers union strike against Safeway and Albertsons. About 45 stores and a distribution center have been affected by picket lines since United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 began its strike…
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Colorado Safeway workers could strike as soon as Sunday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Safeway workers across Colorado may go on a strike beginning on Sunday, the local grocery workers union announced. The United Food & Commercial Workers Local 7 announced Wednesday night that it gave Albertsons, the parent company of Safeway, a 72-hour notice to cancel a contract…
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Boulder community holds annual memorial months after King Soopers trial
Four years following the mass shooting at a Boulder King Soopers — and six months after the shooter was convicted — the community still mourns the 10 lives lost. “The pain is still fresh,” Boulder Mayor Aaron Brockett told The Denver Gazette Saturday at the city’s annual Day of Remembrance for the shooting, which happened on March…
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King Soopers seeks restraining order against striking workers
King Soopers is seeking to stop workers from picketing outside its stores. The Colorado grocer operated by Kroger announced Tuesday it was asking the courts for a temporary restraining order against striking, stating it was doing so because it created “unsafe conditions.” The strike against King Soopers began in the Denver metro area and in…
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King Soopers sues labor union amid workers strike
King Soopers on Friday said it has filed a federal lawsuit against UFCW Local 7, accusing the union of “unlawfully forcing” the company to bargain with labor organizations from Washington and California. “Rather than negotiating in good faith for its Colorado members, the Union has chosen to serve the interests of outside groups with no stake…
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King Soopers strike will begin Thursday, Colorado grocery workers union says
Grocery workers at many King Soopers locations across the Front Range will begin striking on Thursday, the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 announced Monday morning. The strike will begin at all unionized King Soopers stores in Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson counties, as well as stores in Boulder and Louisville. It’s still…
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Year of the Snake: Denver celebrates Lunar New Year
The pop of firecrackers and the roll of drums could be heard blocks away from the Far East Center Saturday as Denver kicked off its array of Lunar New Year celebrations. This week marked the start of the Lunar New Year — which originated in Chinese culture but is honored by multiple Asian American communities…