ULP STRIKE ENDS TONIGHT MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2025, AT 11:59 PM – NEGOTIATIONS TO RESTART ULP STRIKE ENSURES OUR CAMPAIGN TO ADDRESS STAFFING CRISIS ADVANCES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 17, 2025 9:30 PM
CONTACT: Monique Palacios
mpalacios@ufcw7.com | 303-425-0897 ext. 403
Denver, CO – Denver, CO – Through the power of our action and unity, UFCW Local 7 has secured a return-to-work settlement for all striking workers that includes:
A return to the Bargaining Table with an agreement that Kroger cannot implement any offer for at least 100 days, and will not lock workers out during this time. This will give us the time to ensure we get what we need to make a staffing proposal and take action to protect our retirees.
A return-to-work with an agreement that provides for a guarantee that no worker will lose their healthcare for April 2025 because of the employer’s forced ULP Strike.
An agreement by the Company that its January 16, 2025, offer is no longer a “Last, Best, and Final’ offer. The Union and the Company are working to identify dates to return to the bargaining table and have agreed to spend the next 100 days focusing on trying to reach an agreement.
What Comes Next?
An official statement from UFCW Local 7 President Kim Cordova:
“We have taken a big step forward and ensured that Kroger knows that staffing is a key concern to workers and customers alike. We will go back to the bargaining table and continue our fight for a fair union contract for us, our customers and the communities we serve. This strike was about thousands of everyday grocery store workers, collectively standing together and facing one of the largest corporations in America and saying ENOUGH. Our strike was just the beginning of this effort and elevated staffing in grocery stores to a national level with more workers and allies joining together. Just like our successful campaign to stop the mega grocery merger, we won’t stop until we win Better Staffing and Better Stores for grocery store workers and customers.”
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Local 7, the largest private-sector Union in Colorado, is affiliated with United Food and Commercial Workers International Union which represents over 1.3 million workers in the United States and Canada, and is one of the largest private-sector Unions in North America. UFCW members work in a wide range of industries, including retail food, food processing, agriculture, retail sales, and health care.