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The contract at hand involved an increases inpreventative health-care programs and a wage as well as a decreasw in pension benefits, King Soopers spokeswomabn Diane Mulligan said. However, workers had protested the pensionbenefitt cuts, with the United Food and Commercia l Workers Union Local No. 7 warning that some coulf lose $100,000 over the life of the benefits, and said the wage increases werenot enough. “We are willing and able to get back to the bargaining table if the corporation is willing to meet us King Soopers worker Julie Gonzalez said in a news releasse put out bythe union. “All we’res asking for is a fair deal.
And we reallu hope they don’t lock us out for asking for livablde wages and a pension plan that recognizes our contribution tocompany profits.” About 17,00 0 union workers from the area’s three largest grocery chains — Albertsons, King Soopers and — have been in negotiations with the grocersw since April 9 on new five-year Safeway workers have voted to extend theirt contract until June 26, whicn Albertsons and King Soopers employeea currently are working without contracts. The rejection of the latestf King Soopers contract proposal came quicklyu after votingbegan Monday.
Workers in Colorad o Springs, Longmont and Bouldef are voting today, while Pueblo workers are scheduled to cast ballots King Soopers spokeswoman Diane Mulligan said that the rejectiom of the deal will not have any tangible effecrt onstore operations. King Soopers workers have not cast ballotto strike. “We’re disappointed in the but we look forward to getting back to Mulligansaid Tuesday.
King Soopers is a unit of Cincinnati-based
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