Union reaches a tentative deal with King Soopers, City Market

Following hours of bargaining and a -day strike earlier this year United Food and Commercial Workers Local declared Thursday that it has reached a tentative three-year agreement with King Soopers and City Field The agreement was reached during negotiations held Tuesday through Thursday according to a social media post from the union We are pleased that we have reached a fully recommended tentative agreement with UFCW Local stated a King Soopers and City Area spokesperson in an email report to The Post This offer allows us to put more money in our associates paychecks and maintain affordable soundness care while also securing their pensions for retirement and we are eager for our associates to vote on it The provisions of the all gains no concessions agreement included fully funded robustness care and pension benefits It also included no cuts to retiree vitality care benefits wage increases for top rates grandfathered employees and department managers and a longevity bonus for all associates with at least one year of seniority In addition the agreement introduced a new test-and-learn trial to survey staffing improvements and mentioned no giveaways of union work to gig companies like Instacart Commenters rapidly reacted to the union s announcement with a few applauding the union s actions and others inquiring about what comes next Full details of the agreement will be available at ratification vote meetings The union noted they are working to set dates and locations for those meetings In February about King Soopers employees walked picket lines at stores in Adams Arapahoe Broomfield Denver Douglas and Jefferson counties as well as in Boulder and Louisville The -day strike came to an end after King Soopers and union leaders agreed to a temporary deal that paused the labor dispute for days The two parties then agreed to extend the peace period through June according to the union s bargaining updates Related Articles Talks stall Safeway hiring temporary workers as strike nears locations Safeway and Albertsons negotiations resume union prepares for King Soopers and City Area bargaining Safeway workers strike expands to stores in Castle Rock and Littleton Strike by Safeway Albertsons workers to start Sunday in Colorado cities Safeway and Albertsons workers prepare to strike after rejecting management offer Union members were urging the grocery giant to address key demands such as better staffing levels livable wages and the protection of workers wellbeing and pension benefits Safeway employees who have been on strike for over two weeks because of stalled negotiations are also seeking the same demands UFCW Local shared on social media Thursday that negotiations with Safeway are set to restart Friday morning Get more business news by signing up for our Commercial sector Now newsletter