Kroger teamsters vote to strike

[T-Link Reporter]

KROGER TEAMSTERS VOTE TO STRIKE



More than 140 warehouse workers at Smith’s Food and Drug, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kroger, have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike in Las Vegas. The vote comes after months of management’s unfair labor practices (ULPs) and refusal to bargain seriously.



Earlier this year, workers voted to join Local 14 to secure better wages, job security, safer working conditions, and guaranteed retirement benefits. Since then, Kroger management has refused to bargain and engaged in multiple ULPs, including wrongful terminations.



“All we want is a fair contract that brings us in line with the wages and benefits other Teamsters at Kroger already have nationwide,” said Juan Castillo, a Kroger/Smith’s warehouse worker and Local 14 member. “A strike is the last thing we want, but if the company keeps dragging its feet and violating our rights, they’ll leave us with no choice.”





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