King Soopers Strike... Again

[eddiememphis]

https://kdvr.com/news/local/denver-m...yet-announced/
https://coloradosun.com/2025/01/31/d...s-vote-strike/

Grocery workers at King Soopers stores from Boulder to Parker voted overwhelmingly to strike over unfair labor practices, the union representing them said Thursday night.

Local 7 represents 12,000 King Soopers and City Market workers in Colorado.

In a news release, UFCW Local 7 President Kim Cordova complained of severe staffing shortages at area stores with no proposal to solve the problem. She also called out corporate negotiators for "robbing retiree health care benefits to fund wage increases for workers today."

Thank goodness.

The guy that stands at the self checkout and sighs loudly anytime someone needs his help definitely deserves a raise.

Maybe now he can afford some decent clothes and a haircut. Although that new GMC in the parking lot is pretty nice...

[Jer]

Cool. I'll just go to Safeway. Next time a merger is proposed I hope more people think of stuff like this.

[Eric P]

I go to Walmart for groceries. Same stuff, less cost.

[def90]

I remember shipping at the local King Soopers the last time they had a strike. Was the same experience as any other time.

[Sawin]

Costco

[Bailey Guns]

Costco workers are/were on the verge of a strike as well because the company was so profitable last year and they want a piece. I read the company just agreed to pay many of their employees $30 hr. I wonder what contributes to these high grocery prices?

[Sawin]

Costco workers are/were on the verge of a strike as well because the company was so profitable last year and they want a piece. I read the company just agreed to pay many of their employees $30 hr. I wonder what contributes to these high grocery prices?

I did hear about that, but doesn't Costco also run a smaller crew with far greater simplicity? I mean since their warehouse model is more about bulk, the restocking process is much more efficient for starters. The amount of revenue generated by the merchandise one "stock boy" can put out in a single 8 hour shift has got to be 20x of what the manual stock boy at KS is capable of, so paying them "double" what a normal grocery store employee earns doesn't seem like a bad business decision at all.

[XJ]

KS actually staffs the checkouts on busy days, Safeway never does that

[Bailey Guns]

^^ Could be. I have no idea how they run the stores.

[eddiememphis]

I have finally read the bill.

I do see a rather interesting hole in the proposed legislation. I'm being mindful to not post it on the internet... but I'll share if it passes.

I can say this does not prevent inheritance, which is UNUSUAL. Normally the progressive strategy is a patient one, wait for everyone to die and they have them removed in a generation. OFC, maybe their long term is to eventually pass another bill to prohibit inheritance.

I think you posted on the wrong thread...