Vote authorizing strike against King Soopers may come

Vote authorizing strike against King Soopers may come as talks with union end
A statement by King Soopers accused union negotiators of “stall tactics and creating uncertainty.” The company said its final offer included significant investments of up to a 6% increase in the first year of the contract and “promises to support, protect and invest” in employees’ interests.
Union representing King Soopers workers scheduling a strike vote following failed negotiations
Around 10,000 King Soopers employees are getting ready to vote on a potential strike following failed contract negotiations with the grocer.  The previous contract expired at midnight on Jan. 17, 2025.
King Soopers, union workers contract expires with no deal in place
The company said Thursday night that it has made its “last, best and final offer” to the workers. It’s unclear if the workers are considering a strike.
King Soopers gives final offer to local union ahead of contract deadline
King Soopers and City Market met with UFCW Local 7 union representatives Thursday evening ahead of the union's labor contract extension expiration at midnight.
Contract ends Thursday for unionized employees of King Soopers
Thursday the contract between Bing Soopers and the union expires. They will continue negotiations today, but they only have until midnight to reach a deal.
Talks resume on final day of contract extension for King Soopers grocery workers in Colorado, 3 years after 10-day strike
Management at the Kroger-owned chain is demanding extensive concessions, especially from part-time workers, while the union has failed to put forward its own wage demands.
Union rejects King Soopers' 'final offer'
On Thursday, the day before the labor contract extension expired, King Soopers presented a "final offer" to the union that featured "significant investments of up to a 6% increase in year one of the contract" and vowed to "support, protect and invest in the interests of their valued associates," the company said in a release.
UFCW Local 7, King Soopers return to bargaining table ahead of expiring contract
For the second day in a row, UFCW Local 7 and King Soopers are working on bargaining a new contract for more than 10,000 King Soopers employees across Colorado.
King Soopers, Colorado UFCW staring at contract deadline
Time is running out in contract talks for King Soopers’ Colorado union grocery workers. After agreeing to a two-week extension on January 3, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7, which represents 21,000 grocery workers in Colorado and Wyoming, says King Soopers has until the end of Thursday to reach an agreement.
King Soopers, union enter last-minute negotiations on new labor contract
Negotiators with King Soopers and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 are meeting Wednesday and Thursday in Westminster in an effort to hammer out the details of a new labor contract.
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Labor Dispute Intensifies as King Soopers and UFCW Local 7 Race Against Deadline in Colorado Contract Negotiations
UFCW Local 7 and King Soopers negotiate a new contract for over 10,000 employees as the current one nears expiration.
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With no new contract, King Soopers workers could vote to strike
Having failed to reach a deal with King Soopers on a new labor contract, union members could go on strike for the second time in three years.