Grocery Store Workers and their UFCW Local Unions Hold National Press Conference on Ongoing Efforts to Oppose Kroger and Albertsons’ Proposed Mega-Merger
PRESS RELEASE: UFCW Locals 5, 7, 324, 400, 770 and 3000
For Immediate Release – Wednesday January 24th, 2024
Contact: Monique Palacios at mpalacios@ufcw7.com
PRESS ADVISORY for Friday, January 26th, 2024
Virtual Press Conference. Register HERE in advance
What: A national press conference to update media and expose many of the troubling details underlying the proposed merger as well as debunking the claims being made by the companies about themselves, the reasons for the proposed merger in the 1st place, the troubling picture of C&S as the proposed divestiture company, and more. Short informational session will be followed by a Q and A session for the media.
Who:
Faye Guenther, President, UFCW 3000 (WA)
Tom Olson, Grocery store worker and UFCW 7 member (CO)
John Marshall, CFA, Capital Strategies Director, UFCW 324 (CA) and UFCW 3000 (WA)
Upon request, post event interviews can be arranged for media with local grocery store workers in Colorado.
When: Friday January 26, 2024
9 AM PST, 12 Noon EST
Where: Pre-register here in advance of the press conference:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QLIkwyNwRhqcH0QOk1bJ6w
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The Stop the Merger campaign includes over 100 national, state and local organizations representing diverse interests who share a common goal: to stop the proposed Kroger-Albertsons grocery merger because of its negative impact on our nation’s communities. For more information visit www.NoGroceryMerger.com