BOULDER – After King Soopers and the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 reached an agreement on a new contract and ended a workers’ strike, the grocery chain plans to reopen its Table Mesa store in Boulder on February 9.
The store has been closed since a March 2021 mass shooting in the store that left 10 people dead.
King Soopers had planned to reopen the Table Mesa site last week, but postponed it due to social unrest.
Local 7 demanded higher wages, better benefits, the elimination of a two-tier wage system, the outsourcing of jobs to non-union workers, and stronger health and safety protections. to the COVID-19 pandemic and workplace violence.
On Monday, the two sides reached an agreement on a new three-year contract, ending the workers’ action by nine days.
“We look forward to coming together with our associates and the community to unite in this upcoming
chapter,” King Soopers president Joe Kelley said in a statement of the reopening. “We know that restoring this place is a very important step in our healing journey and a milestone for all of us.”
There will be a remembrance ceremony at 9 a.m. on February 9, and the store will then open to the public.
This article was first published by BizWest, an independent news agency, and is published under a license agreement. © 2022 BizWestMedia LLC.
BOULDER – After King Soopers and the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 reached an agreement on a new contract and ended a workers’ strike, the grocery chain plans to reopen its Table Mesa store in Boulder on February 9.
The store has been closed since a March 2021 mass shooting in the store that left 10 people dead.
King Soopers had planned to reopen the Table Mesa site last week, but postponed it due to social unrest.
Local 7 demanded higher wages, better benefits, the elimination of a two-tier wage system, the outsourcing of jobs to non-union workers, and stronger health and safety protections. to the COVID-19 pandemic and workplace violence.
On Monday, the two sides reached an agreement on a new three-year contract, ending the workers’ action by nine days.
“We look forward to coming together with our associates and the community to unite in this upcoming
chapter,” King Soopers president Joe Kelley said in a statement of the reopening. “We know that restoring this place is a very important step in our healing journey and a milestone for all of us.”
There will be a remembrance ceremony at 9 a.m. on February 9, and the store will then open to the public.
This article was first published by BizWest, an independent news agency, and is published under a license agreement. © 2022 BizWestMedia LLC.
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