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After a nationwide strike among unionized Kaiser Permanente workers in early October, the union and the health care company have announced a tentative agreement.

The King Soopers strike is emblematic of a broader labor movement sweeping the country, and parts of the Mountain West, as workers walk out for better pay and benefits or unionize to harness their collective power.

Grocery store workers in the Denver area went on strike Wednesday after their union rejected the latest contract offer from a chain of stores owned by Kroger Co., the nation鈥檚 largest traditional grocery store chain.

Janitor Luis Gonzalez smiled a little on Friday when asked how it felt to go on strike. 鈥淚t feels great,鈥� he said, as his fellow janitors at Denver International Airport rallied around him.

A small group of baggage handlers and wheelchair assistants at Denver International Airport have walked off the job to protest what they call unsafe鈥�

Strike organizers timed the action to draw attention to drivers' wage cuts and persistent job insecurity ahead of Uber's IPO on Friday, when the company's valuation may be as high as $91 billion.

This story will be updated.The union鈥檚 Facebook post came early Monday after a marathon of sorts.鈥淎fter another 37 hours of bargaining this weekend, we鈥�

Updated at 4:36 p.m.King Soopers and City Market released details of its contract offer to UCFW Local 7 on Friday, saying it wanted to set the record鈥�

Employees of Colorado King Soopers and City Market stores begin voting today on their first strike authorization since 1996.That means around 12,000鈥�