King Soopers Strike - Denver & Colorado Springs

[Vic Tory]

The union is trying to leverage the "pandemic" into a lot more compensation and benefits. Be ready for even MORE difficulties and shortages.



https://www.cpr.org/2021/12/30/king-...rike-contract/

[XJ]

That's an outdated article, the union has voted to strike. https://gazette.com/business/colorad...6fd144bc1.html

Sometimes strikes aren't even about what is in that specific contract, but setting the tone for upcoming talks in other areas. I have no idea, don't engage in small talk with the self-checkout machine.

"King Soopers is advertising for "temporary workers as a precautionary measure due to a potential labor dispute with UFCW Local 7," offering $18 an hour in pay. Local 7 posted a flyer on its website telling members it will pay them $160 a day if they picket full time and $80 for part-time picketing with an $800 weekly maximum and $100 a week for those who refuse to cross a picket line.

If there is a strike, it won't cover all King Soopers stores — the company's store in Monument and a City Market in Woodland Park are not represented by Local 7. The union also is still negotiating with Safeway, with talks scheduled through Saturday, and hasn't yet scheduled a strike vote for members who work for that chain."

[battlemidget]

Ever since the meat department stopped doing the ham-cheese-salami bundle, it just hasn't been the same.

[Eric P]

I've seen robots restocking shelves...

[Vic Tory]

That's an outdated article, the union has voted to strike.

I guess I grabbed the wrong article. I knew they had voted to strike.

If there is a strike, it won't cover all King Soopers stores — the company's store in Monument and a City Market in Woodland Park are not represented by Local 7.

Very interesting! I missed that!

Thanks, XJ!

[DDT951]

That's an outdated article, the union has voted to strike. https://gazette.com/business/colorad...6fd144bc1.html

Sometimes strikes aren't even about what is in that specific contract, but setting the tone for upcoming talks in other areas. I have no idea, don't engage in small talk with the self-checkout machine.

"King Soopers is advertising for "temporary workers as a precautionary measure due to a potential labor dispute with UFCW Local 7," offering $18 an hour in pay. Local 7 posted a flyer on its website telling members it will pay them $160 a day if they picket full time and $80 for part-time picketing with an $800 weekly maximum and $100 a week for those who refuse to cross a picket line.

If there is a strike, it won't cover all King Soopers stores — the company's store in Monument and a City Market in Woodland Park are not represented by Local 7. The union also is still negotiating with Safeway, with talks scheduled through Saturday, and hasn't yet scheduled a strike vote for members who work for that chain."

If they strike, I will go during the strike and then to a different store after the strike is settled. In other words, I will support the store during the strike, but if the store gives in to what is essentially organized crime, I will not support the store.

[colorider]

For several months the 2 Kings.near me have been pretty terrible with inventory and restocking shelves. Walmart always seems to be stocked and plenty available. And we have also found Walmart to be quite a bit less expensive in some key grocery items we use weekly.

[MrPrena]

Regardless of strike or not, I can go to a place where they have items I need at lowest price and/or closest convenience.
That is how near free market works. 😁

[arbol]

I have a Safeway, catty-corner to my (preferred) King Soopers.

The King Soopers, beyond being less than well stocked everyday, has cut their hours from 24x7 to 6AM to 11PM.

The people that are there, seem to barely put in the motions, day after day, and I am pretty sure that corporate pays for contractors to come out once or twice a week to (actually work) and stock the shelves.

I am not sure what the solution is, but I am pretty sure Government is the problem.

[hollohas]

Well, grocery workers were called "Frontline workers" and "heros" for like a year...and they were getting hazard pay and bonuses and such. Guess they want to be back in the headlines now that they're being ignored again.