In a phone interview with The Denver Gazette, King Soopers and City Market President Joe Kelley said he is disappointed by the strike vote and thought the union’s decision is premature. Kelley has run Kroger’s Colorado stores since 2021. He said nobody won in the 2022 strike that lasted nine days, and no one will win in the next one, either.

King Soopers workers in Denver, Parker, Broomfield and Boulder moved to authorize an unfair labor practice strike during votes on Wednesday and Thursday.

More grocery strikes could be planned at Kroger-owned stores in Colorado with bargaining units in Colorado Springs and Pueblo set to vote

Pueblo and Colorado Springs workers vote next. UFCW Local 7 represents 12,000 King Soopers and City Market workers in Colorado.

King Soopers workers across Colorado are voting to authorize an Unfair Labor Practice strike this week, with some

King Soopers Local 7 members will get the chance to voice their opinion on a looming strike on Friday as the union continues to battle with the grocer.

King Soopers employees across metro Denver authorized a strike on January 30. Workers in Colorado Springs and Pueblo will consider doing the same this weekend.

King Soopers and City Market employees in Colorado could strike after their union contract with Kroger expired last week.

Colorado Springs Local 7 members at King Soopers are scheduled to vote on a strike Friday while Pueblo members will vote Saturday. A strike was approved by other stores in the Denver Metro area earlier this week.

Local 7 said on Thursday that King Soopers employees of Metro Denver, Boulder, Parker and Broomfield voted to approve a strike regarding alleged Unfair Labor Practices.

Colorado Springs Local 7 members at King Soopers are scheduled to vote on a strike Friday while Pueblo members will vote Saturday. A strike was approved by other stores in the Denver Metro area earlier this week.