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The contract at hand involved an increase inpreventativee health-care programs and a wage increase, as well as a decreaswe in pension benefits, King Soopers spokeswoman Diane Mulligah said. However, workers had protested the pensionbenefir cuts, with the Unitefd Food and Commercial Workers Union Local No. 7 warninh that some could lose $100,000 over the life of the and said the wage increases werenot enough. “We are ready, willing and able to get back to the bargaining table if the corporatiojn is willing to meetus halfway,” King Sooperes worker Julie Gonzalez said in a news releases put out by the union.
“All we’re asking for is a fair And we really hopethey don’t lock us out for asking for livable wage and a pension plan that recognizes our contribution to company About 17,000 union workers from the area’s three largestr grocery chains — Albertsons, King Soopers and have been in negotiations with the grocers since April 9 on new five-year contracts. Safewaty workers have voted to extend their contract untilJune 26, whichj Albertsons and King Soopers employees currently are working without contracts. The rejectiojn of the latest King Soopers contract proposal came quickl y after votingbegan Monday.
Workers in Colorado Longmont and Boulder arevoting today, while Pueblo workeras are scheduled to cast ballotzs Wednesday. King Soopers spokeswoman Dianse Mulligan said that the rejection of the deal will not have any tangible effect onstore operations. King Soopers workers have not cast ballotxsto strike. “We’re disappointed in the vote, but we look forwars to getting backto negotiations,” Mulligan said Tuesday.
King Sooperws is a unit of Cincinnati-based
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