/tags/united-food-and-commercial-workers-local-7 United Food And Commercial Workers Local 7 en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sun, 29 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-09-29/grocers-shoppers-and-workers-speak-out-about-kroger-albertsons-deal-ahead-of-trial The Colorado attorney general’s office will argue that the proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons will hurt workers, shoppers and farmers. Sun, 29 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-09-29/grocers-shoppers-and-workers-speak-out-about-kroger-albertsons-deal-ahead-of-trial Gabe Allen /news/2022-12-08/colorado-to-lead-investigation-into-proposed-grocery-merger 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. Thu, 08 Dec 2022 23:53:00 GMT /news/2022-12-08/colorado-to-lead-investigation-into-proposed-grocery-merger Robyn Vincent /news/2022-01-15/grocery-workers-ski-patrollers-fuel-a-growing-labor-movement-in-the-mountain-west 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. Sat, 15 Jan 2022 22:48:58 GMT /news/2022-01-15/grocery-workers-ski-patrollers-fuel-a-growing-labor-movement-in-the-mountain-west Robyn Vincent /business/2021-03-12/five-workers-win-covid-related-disability-pay-from-king-soopers-safeway-as-vaccinations-pick-up 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. Fri, 12 Mar 2021 19:42:49 GMT /business/2021-03-12/five-workers-win-covid-related-disability-pay-from-king-soopers-safeway-as-vaccinations-pick-up Adam Rayes /health/2021-01-26/while-awaiting-vaccination-grocery-workers-continue-facing-health-and-economic-risks 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’s 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. Tue, 26 Jan 2021 23:08:01 GMT /health/2021-01-26/while-awaiting-vaccination-grocery-workers-continue-facing-health-and-economic-risks Adam Rayes