DENVER (CN) — A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a Colorado grocery chain’s lawsuit claiming a workers’ union had tried to force the company to engage with other unions while negotiating their new contract.
“The court analyzes King Soopers’ three claims individually, explaining in turn why King Soopers has failed to adequately allege the union had ‘prohibited objects’ underlying its conduct,” wrote U.S. District Judge Charlotte Sweeney in a 16-page opinion.
UFCW Local 7, a union representing thousands of King Soopers employees filed an unfair labor practices complaint with the National Labor Relations Board on Feb. 5 before starting a two-week strike during the days leading up to the Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day, when shoppers often splurge…