Denver Area Grocery Workers Vote Down Contract

http://www.laborradio.org/node/11341

Grocery workers in the Denver-area have shot down a new five-year contract proposal from King Soopers in an overwhelming vote. Voting continued Tuesday for workers in Colorado Springs and today for workers in Pueblo. A final tally of all of the regions along the states “Front Range” will be released later today. The workers are represented by United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 and if the contract is rejected the union will need to return to the bargaining table with the supermarket to find a contract that suits the workers. The union has expressed unhappiness with a two-tier wage system proposed in the contract that would provide fewer benefits to new employees. The union has been fighting to keep the wage scale equal for all employees. The union represents nearly 17,000 grocery workers in Colorado including employees at King Soopers, Safeway, and Albertsons. Contracts at all of those grocery stores expired on May 9 with Safeway employees voting to extend their contract to June 26.

All non-union shops..... :shrug: I guess that's preferable to crossing picket lines...


Don't anyone DARE suggest wally World or Sam's....

Safeway left the area 30 years ago. Then Hinky Dinky 20 years ago. Albertson's was the last in 2004. They said flat out, they couldn't compete with non union Wal-mart. Marta and I were Albertson's blue for the selection, prices, cleanliness, etc.

I won't complain again... At least we have the big 3 union stores. Uggh... I can't imagine buy8ing at Wal-Mart.

And there are private butcher shops. Pricier but at least family owned.

I'm going to shop at Heinie's Market on West 44th in Wheat Ridge for fruits, veggies, bread and milk. Edward's Meats is just west of there for meats and fish.

I eat little meat...;)