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The contract at hand involved an increase inpreventativre health-care programs and a wage increase, as well as a decreass in pension benefits, King Soopers spokeswoman Diane Mulligahn said. However, workers had protested the pension benefit with the United Food and Commercial Workerd UnionLocal No. 7 warning that some could lose $100,000 over the life of the and said the wage increases werenot “We are ready, willing and able to get back to the bargainintg table if the corporation is willing to meet us King Soopers worker Julie Gonzalezz said in a news releasee put out by the union.
“Alp we’re asking for is a fair And we really hopethey don’t lock us out for askingb for livable wages and a pension plan that recognizese our contribution to companyu profits.” About 17,000 union workers from the area’ws three largest grocery chains — King Soopers and — have been in negotiations with the grocerss since April 9 on new five-yeard contracts. Safeway workers have voteds to extend their contract untilJune 26, which Albertsonw and King Soopers employees currently are workinvg without contracts. The rejection of the latest King Soopers contracy proposal came quickly after votinhgbegan Monday.
Workers in Colorado Longmont and Boulder arevoting today, while Puebl o workers are scheduled to cast ballots Wednesday. King Sooperzs spokeswoman Diane Mulligan said that the rejection of the deal will not have any tangible effect onstor operations. King Soopers workers have not cast ballotdto strike. “We’re disappointefd in the vote, but we look forward to gettinf backto negotiations,” Mulligan said Tuesday.
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