King Soopers Strike - Denver & Colorado Springs

Wadsworth and Jewell is on strike. I don't shop KS but I use there pharmacy. Had to pick up drugs today. The strikers were mellow non confrontational.

Kings is our primary grocery . . . there are 3 or 4 close to the house that we hit depending on where we are at the time. Strikers were out when I drove past a couple of them (didn't need to shop at the time). I abhor strikes. You're not going to get my sympathy by making things more inconvenient for me. And I would assume KS employees would be pretty put out if, for example, their home trash collectors went on strike for 3 weeks.

Not gonna stop me from going.

Lights were on on my local King Soopers when I went by earlier.

That's a good sign, and as long as they don't shut the store, I will try and shop.

I don't have a firm opinion regarding unions and strikes. My opinions are more case by case. For example, I hate teacher's unions and think they need to be gone be forever.

Grocery workers union? Meh, I don't know enough to really care.

However, I heard on the radio that one of the union's demands was that the discrimination of non-vaxed employees must stop. Apparently non-vaxed employees aren't getting paid sick if they get the vid. But vaxed employees do get paid sick when they get the vid.

As with most union negotiations, it's hard to tell what's true or not. But if this is true, I support them. Non-vaxed employees shouldn't be getting screwed out of their earned sick time.

As a union employee and my father being a union employee for his whole life. I think the strike is not worth it. Firstly I don’t think you need the pay they are asking for to stock shelves. From what I heard they are asking to be paid more than my 3rd year apprentices are paid and we are a skilled trade. A number of years my local had the great idea that instead of fighting with management all the time, how about we work with them to get a larger work share. Guess what ever since that we have signed a no strike agreement, even for when a federal mediator comes in( which hasn’t had to happen since we decided to work with management) and every meme we had gotten a raise every year( and they arnt bs raises either)…..and the contractors are all making way more and have more work than ever. That being said I am not every union strong, I got my letter from local 7 asking me to respect their strike and not cross the picket line along with an approved list of stores to shop at till the strike is resolved. (Walmart was not included).

As far as the sick time goes I’d like to know if their contract has sick time or of Kroger just pays your wages for getting the vid if your vaxed? If they have sick time in their contract then it’s a lawsuit matter if they don’t get it, if they don’t have sick time in the contract and Kroger pays wages for vaxed employees then it’s a classic case of it sucks to suck

No picket line at the Parker/Cottonwood location. The meat counter was empty but there were people working behind it. I assume keeping the shelves stocked. Other than that you'd never know there was a strike going on.

If no one wanna clean toilet, they will end up getting paid much higher.

eta. Just drove near i225 and Parker rd. People with union banner and signs standing near sidewalk.

They already have us doing the checking out, if these stores can figure out some system of being able to stock shelves through the robots or palletization, all these union dumbasses will be out of a job.

We stopped needing unions around the same time as we stop needing Western Union.

Quincy and Buckley. A few people out along the roads, no one in front of the store. Shelves stocked. Parking lot half full. No lines at checkout.

I225 and Parker - many out at Peoria side of the road.

104th and Washington - about 7-10 at all main roads wa , 104 and in front.

Hwy287 and Miramonte in Broomfield- about 10 was there


Strikes reminds me of Homestead and asshole Carnegie.
Asshole Carnegie probably turn some capitalist employee of his into commies.