PUEBLO — On Saturday, February 1, King Soopers workers in Pueblo voted to approve a strike, with union leadership UFCW Local 7.
According to the UFCW, 97% of the Pueblo Retail Bargaining Unit voted to strike, and 100% of the Pueblo Meat Bargaining Unit voted to strike.
Workers in Boulder, Broomfield, Metro Denver, Parker, and Colorado Springs have also voted to approve the strike within the past week.
“The Company’s Unfair Labor Practices cannot break our spirit. Pueblo will proudly join our union brothers and sisters in the rest of the Front Range in showing the Company how valuable its associates are.”
King Soopers in Colorado Springs also voted to approve the strike, on January 31.
UFCW has stated that the strike will be called the Unfair Labor Practice Strike. As of now, the times, dates, and locations of the strikes have not been decided.
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