King Soopers and employees represented by United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 announced on Jan. 21 that they have reached a tentative three-year agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement, ending the 10 day strike at the Colorado grocery chain.
King Soopers, the local chain of the Kroger supermarket giant, faced a walkout from more than 8,000 workers at 78 Denver metro area stores.The three-year deal still needs to be ratified and the union said that details of the contract would be made public after the union members begin making their final votes starting on Jan. 24.
The union announced that workers are expected to start leaving the picket lines today.
“You have seven days to return to work. Contact your store manager to be placed on the schedule,” the union wrote to its members on Twitter.“After months of negotiations and after our members walked out on strike, we have reached a tentative agreement with King Soopers/City Market that addresses the Company’s unfair labor practices and ensures that our members will receive the respect, pay, and protection they warrant,” said Kim Cordova, president of UFCW Local 7.
