Tag: Kroger Co.
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King Soopers strike: Leaders from both sides reflect
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Both sides of the recent grocery strike in metro Denver between United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 and Kroger Co. claimed victory, but differed wildly on how and why the final settlement was reached. Union President Kim Cordova and King Soopers/City Market President Joe…
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Union ratifies King Soopers’ contract; strike officially ends
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Members of metro Denver area United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 voted Monday to approve a new three-year contract offered by Kroger Co., who owns all King Soopers and City Market stores in Colorado, according to a late Monday news release. The agreement includes…
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Kings Soopers strike ends with tentative deal
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Striking King Soopers and City Market workers appeared to return to work Friday after Kroger Co. and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 officials announced a tentative early-morning agreement. Picketers were gone from at least three metro Denver area stores Friday visited by Denver…
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King Soopers strike: A closer look at Denver judge’s temporary restraining order on picketers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A judge’s approval of King Soopers request for a temporary restraining order against picketers attempts to prevent potential violence while respecting union members’ right to strike peacefully. Denver District Judge Marie Moses’ written order, issued Wednesday, limits the number of picketers to “10 or fewer…
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Metro Moves: King Soopers new president takes over
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PROMOTED Joe Kelley takes over as president for King Soopers/City Market after the announced retirement of Steve Burnham, according to the company. Kelley previously held the role of president of Kroger’s Houston division. Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) operates 143 grocery stores, 97 convenience stores,…