/tags/strike Strike en-US Copyright »Ź¹ŚĶųÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:47:21 GMT /news/2025-02-06/king-soopers-begin-strike-in-denver-metro-area-stores-remain-open A strike began today at various King Soopers stores around the Front Range. The strike includes thousands of workers, but King Soopers plans to keep locations open. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 19:47:21 GMT /news/2025-02-06/king-soopers-begin-strike-in-denver-metro-area-stores-remain-open Alex Murphy, Scott Franz, Beau Baker /news/2025-01-31/king-soopers-employees-vote-to-strike-during-union-meeting-stores-expected-to-remain-open Workers at Denver area King Soopers have voted to authorize a strike. The grocery chain says stores will remain open. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 17:16:39 GMT /news/2025-01-31/king-soopers-employees-vote-to-strike-during-union-meeting-stores-expected-to-remain-open Alex Murphy /news/2025-01-30/king-soopers-employees-continue-voting-process-to-decide-whether-to-strike Ongoing voting will determine if thousands of grocery store employees will authorize a strike in Colorado. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:02:18 GMT /news/2025-01-30/king-soopers-employees-continue-voting-process-to-decide-whether-to-strike Alex Murphy, Emma VandenEinde /news/2025-01-23/king-soopers-union-sets-first-strike-vote-for-front-range-stores-which-could-involve-10-000-workers If workers vote to approve a strike, the walkout will involve more stores and employees than the nine-day strike in 2022. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Tamara Chuang and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:43:33 GMT /news/2025-01-23/king-soopers-union-sets-first-strike-vote-for-front-range-stores-which-could-involve-10-000-workers Tamara Chuang, The Colorado Sun /news/2023-10-13/kaiser-permanente-workers-union-reaches-tentative-deal-with-health-care-giant After a nationwide strike among unionized Kaiser Permanente workers in early October, the union and the health care company have announced a tentative agreement. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 17:15:32 GMT /news/2023-10-13/kaiser-permanente-workers-union-reaches-tentative-deal-with-health-care-giant Natalie Skowlund /news/2022-01-15/grocery-workers-ski-patrollers-fuel-a-growing-labor-movement-in-the-mountain-west The King Soopers strike is emblematic of a broader labor movement sweeping the country, and parts of the Mountain West, as workers walk out for better pay and benefits or unionize to harness their collective power. Sat, 15 Jan 2022 22:48:58 GMT /news/2022-01-15/grocery-workers-ski-patrollers-fuel-a-growing-labor-movement-in-the-mountain-west Robyn Vincent /news/2022-01-12/denver-area-king-soopers-workers-go-on-strike Grocery store workers in the Denver area went on strike Wednesday after their union rejected the latest contract offer from a chain of stores owned by Kroger Co., the nationā€™s largest traditional grocery store chain. Wed, 12 Jan 2022 19:31:38 GMT /news/2022-01-12/denver-area-king-soopers-workers-go-on-strike Associated Press /business/2021-10-01/janitors-at-denver-international-airport-stage-one-day-strike-to-send-message-to-employer Janitor Luis Gonzalez smiled a little on Friday when asked how it felt to go on strike. ā€œIt feels great,ā€ he said, as his fellow janitors at Denver International Airport rallied around him. Fri, 01 Oct 2021 23:09:16 GMT /business/2021-10-01/janitors-at-denver-international-airport-stage-one-day-strike-to-send-message-to-employer Michael de Yoanna /news/2019-06-18/some-contract-workers-at-dia-strike-over-work-conditions A small group of baggage handlers and wheelchair assistants at Denver International Airport have walked off the job to protest what they call unsafeā€¦ Tue, 18 Jun 2019 21:40:52 GMT /news/2019-06-18/some-contract-workers-at-dia-strike-over-work-conditions Associated Press /npr-news/2019-05-08/uber-and-lyft-drivers-are-striking-and-call-on-passengers-to-boycott Strike organizers timed the action to draw attention to drivers' wage cuts and persistent job insecurity ahead of Uber's IPO on Friday, when the company's valuation may be as high as $91 billion. Wed, 08 May 2019 11:05:48 GMT /npr-news/2019-05-08/uber-and-lyft-drivers-are-striking-and-call-on-passengers-to-boycott Laurel Wamsley, Vanessa Romo