As a sanitation workers’ strike continues in Cumming, Kroger drivers in metro Atlanta are now threatening to walk off the job.
Members of Teamsters Local 528 held a “practice picket” Thursday morning outside Kroger’s Forest Park fulfillment center on Anvil Block Road, signaling their readiness to strike if progress isn’t made on a new labor agreement. The drivers deliver food and other essential products to Kroger stores across the southeastern U.S.
The union says its members are pushing for a strong first contract that includes fair wages, quality benefits, and enforceable workplace protections. Workers voted in June to authorize a strike but have not yet set a date for a potential walkout…