Workers at Walmart, Amazon, Kroger and other major retailers are calling on their employers to reinstate hazard pay and strengthen safety protocols ahead of the busy holiday shopping season as coronavirus infection rates skyrocket. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW), which represents 900,000 grocery employees at chains such [...]
Kroger and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 400 announced Friday night the two had reached agreement on a tentative contract, averting a possible strike by more than 4,200 Kroger workers in the Mountain State. A tweet from the union said, “We did it! Kroger backed down and [...]
The Kroger Co., Albertsons Cos. and dozens of other U.S. grocery retailers are teaming up with the Department of Health and Human Services to administer free COVID-19 vaccines. Through the Federal Pharmacy Partnership Strategy for COVID-19 Vaccination, grocers such as Kroger, Albertsons, Publix Super Markets, Walmart and Wegmans Food Markets will [...]
The possibility of a work stoppage at the largest grocery chain in West Virginia increased Friday as the two sides again failed to ratify a new contract. United Food and Commercial Workers 400 rejected the Kroger Mid-Atlantic division’s latest contract proposal, 1,551-130. The tally was nearly as lopsided — 1,490-131 [...]
Kroger employees have been voicing concerns about working during the pandemic and are taking issue with their benefits and safety. Front line workers including grocery store employees have been depended upon all throughout the pandemic. Friday, after disputes with corporate leaders, UFCW Local 400 union voted 1551-130 to reject a [...]
The Kroger Co. has begun offering customers rapid antibody COVID-19 testing and plans to roll out the service to all of its 2,200-plus pharmacies. Kroger Health, the company’s health care services arm, said Wednesday that the Food and Drug Administration-authorized rapid antibody tests are now available at Ralphs Grocery pharmacies [...]
Kroger employees in West Virginia are in line to see an increase in wages and benefits. Kroger Mid-Atlantic, which operates 100 stores in West Virginia and other neighboring states, announced that they would be proposing a contract offer to UFCW 400 to invest over $20 million in wage increases and [...]
Teo Jordan was bagging groceries at his part-time job when he overheard an elderly customer’s dilemma: the man didn’t have enough money to pay for his food. Jordan, a high school senior, took it upon himself to offer up the cash, handing over $35 to ensure the man didn’t go [...]
Kroger Co. was downgraded to neutral from buy at Bank of America with analysts citing intensifying competition with other mass grocers. Bank of America moved its price objective to $40 from $42. Grocers have seen sales soar during the coronavirus pandemic as more customers, who are working, schooling and spending [...]
The Kroger Co.’s Dallas division and United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1000 have reached a new collective bargaining agreement. Kroger announced contract ratification late yesterday. The agreement with UFCW 1000 covers over 11,000 associates in the division, which is based in Coppell, Texas. UFCW 1000, whose members work [...]