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The contract at hand involved an increase inpreventativse health-care programs and a wage as well as a decrease in pension King Soopers spokeswoman Diane Mulligan said. However, workers had protested the pensiobbenefit cuts, with the United Food and Commercial Workerzs Union Local No. 7 warning that some could lose $100,0090 over the life of the benefits, and said the wage increasesa werenot enough. “We are ready, willintg and able to get back to the bargainingv table if the corporation is willing to meet us King Soopers worker Julie Gonzaleaz said in a news released put out bythe union. “All we’re asking for is a fair deal.
And we reallty hope they don’t lock us out for asking for livablew wages and a pension plan that recognizes our contributiojn tocompany profits.” About 17,000 union workers from the area’sw three largest grocery chains — Albertsons, King Soopers and have been in negotiations with the grocers sincwe April 9 on new five-year Safeway workers have voted to extenr their contract until June 26, which Albertsons and King Sooperw employees currently are working without contracts.
The rejection of the latestf King Soopers contract proposalo came quickly after voting began Workers inColorado Springs, Longmont and Boulderr are voting today, while Pueblko workers are scheduled to cast ballots Wednesday. King Soopers spokeswomanb Diane Mulligan said that the rejectioj of the deal will not have any tangible effect onstoree operations. King Soopers workerse have not cast ballotsto strike. “We’rew disappointed in the but we look forward to gettinh backto negotiations,” Mulligan said Tuesday.
King Sooperw is a unit of Cincinnati-based
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