United Food And Commercial Workers Local 7

Sarah Fotis, assistant bakery manager at the King Soopers in Denver's Capitol Hill neighborhood, during the United Food and Commercial Workers Local Seven strike in January. Union leaders say a proposed merger between King Soopers' parent company Kroger and Albertsons, which owns Safeway, could put many workers out of jobs and hurt union members' bargaining power.

Grocers, shoppers and workers speak out about Kroger-Albertsons deal ahead of trial

Gabe Allen

The Colorado attorney general鈥檚 office will argue that the proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons will hurt workers, shoppers and farmers.

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Colorado to lead investigation into proposed grocery merger

Robyn Vincent

State Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Colorado will lead a multi-state investigation into the proposed grocery merger between Kroger, parent company of King Soopers, and Albertsons, which owns Safeway.

Sarah Fotis, assistant bakery manager at the King Soopers in Denver's Capitol Hill neighborhood, on the first day of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local Seven strike. Fotis said she was picketing for people like her cake decorator co-worker Regina, who has been with King Soopers for more than 30 years but low wages combined with family tragedy and illness have prevented her from retiring. "I'm out here fighting for people like that," Fotis said.

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Grocery workers, ski patrollers fuel a growing labor movement in the Mountain West

Robyn Vincent

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.

The front of a King Soopers grocery store, lit up at night, with shoppers walking in and out of the entrance.

Business

Five Workers Win COVID-Related Disability Pay From King Soopers, Safeway As Vaccinations Pick Up

Adam Rayes

Six Colorado grocery workers have been fighting a legal battle with King Soopers and Safeway over disability pay. An arbitrator sided with all but one of them last week, according to one of the workers and the United Food and Commercial Workers union, Local 7. Grocery workers younger than 65 just began qualifying to get the coronavirus vaccine on March 5 under Colorado's phase system.

Portrait images of three grocery workers. An older white man on the right facing forward in a Zoom window, a younger Hispanic woman in the middle, body facing right but head facing the camera and another older white man on the left, smiling with a bookshelf behind him.

Health

While Awaiting Vaccination, Grocery Workers Continue Facing Health And Economic Risks

Adam Rayes

Distribution of the coronavirus vaccine has been slower than many had hoped, leaving at risk people who have to leave home for work every day. This is particularly true for Colorado鈥檚 grocery workers, who've gotten sick with hundreds of recorded cases of COVID-19 in 2020 and continue catching the virus. Some are turning to their union for help as they worry about their health and financial security.