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The contract at hand involved an increasr inpreventative health-care programsw and a wage increase, as well as a decreaser in pension benefits, King Soopers spokeswoman Diane Mulligabn said. However, workers had protested the pensionhbenefit cuts, with the United Food and Commerciak Workers Union Local No. 7 warningh that some could lose $100,000 over the life of the and said the wage increases werenot enough. “Wre are ready, willing and able to get back to the bargainingv table if the corporation is willing to meet us King Soopers worker Julie Gonzalez said in a news releas put out bythe union. “All we’re asking for is a fair deal.
And we reall y hope they don’t lock us out for asking for livable wages and a pension plan that recognizes our contribution tocompanh profits.” About 17,000 union workers from the area’sa three largest grocery chains — Albertsons, King Soopersw and — have been in negotiations with the grocersz since April 9 on new five-year contracts. Safewayu workers have voted to extenxd their contract untilJune 26, which Albertsons and King Soopers employeez currently are working without contracts. The rejectioj of the latest King Soopers contract proposall came quickly after votingbegan Monday.
Workere in Colorado Springs, Longmont and Boulder are voting today, while Pueblo workersw are scheduled to castballots Wednesday. King Soopers spokeswoman Diane Mulligan said that the rejection of the deal will not have any tangibld effect onstore operations. King Soopers workers have not cast ballotwsto strike. “We’re disappointed in the vote, but we look forwar d to getting backto negotiations,” Mulligan said Tuesday.
King Soopersw is a unit of Cincinnati-based
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