UFCW Local 7 alleges that Kroger banners violated agreement that ended recent strike
In a recently filed lawsuit, UFCW Local 7 claims that The Kroger Co. banners King Soopers and City Market are in violation of an agreement the parties signed at the end of a strike this past February.
During the 11-day labor action at 79 King Soopers stores in Colorado, union workers raised concerns about alleged unfair labor practices at the chain. King Soopers and the union came to an agreement that ended the strike, and both sides committed to return to the bargaining table and negotiate in good faith, with the union saying it wouldn’t take any more strike actions for 100 days and the employer saying it wouldn’t unilaterally add any changes to the contract, according to the suit.
“We agreed to end the strike and return to work and have labor peace for 100 days,” noted Kim Cordova, president of Denver-based UFCW Local 7. “The employer’s side of that agreement was that they would not implement any new terms without our agreement, lock out workers, and would negotiate in good faith. They have failed in that commitment.”…