No strike yet, but work stoppage could come any moment
CHARLESTON, WV (March 1, 2024) – Today, United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400 Union announced Kroger union members have voted in favor of authorizing a strike at 38 stores in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. Today’s announcement means the union bargaining committee can call a strike at any moment, but workers are not on strike at this time.
“This vote has sent a powerful message to Kroger that they must do better if they expect us to ratify a contract,” explained the union’s bargaining committee in its announcement to members. “Now, we are ready to sit down with the company and negotiate an agreement that we can recommend for ratification. If not, we are ready to continue to do whatever it takes to get a fair contract. By sticking together, we will win.”
The union has reached out to the company in hopes of continuing negotiations and will have an announcement on next steps for a potential work stoppage later today.
The vote was conducted in select stores this week and ballots were tallied today. Members voted 1,375–214 (87%) to reject the company’s contract proposal and 1,347–229 (85%) to authorize a strike. The potential work stoppage could happen at any moment and impact approximately 3,000 workers at 38 stores in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky:
West Virginia:
- Kroger #668, Box 1264, Mt. Gay, WV 25637
- Kroger #708, McGraw & Main Streets, Ripley, WV 25271
- Kroger #714, 350 Patterson Dr, Morgantown, WV 26505
- Kroger #722, PO Box 2609, Rt 4 & 20, South Buckhannon, WV 26201
- Kroger #725, 1439 MacCorkle Ave SW, St Albans, WV 25177
- Kroger #730, 450 11th St, Elkins, WV 26241
- Kroger #734, 518 Park Center US Rt 60, Rainelle, WV 25962
- Kroger #739, 2908 State St, Gassaway , WV 26624
- Kroger #743, 308 Stokes Dr, Hinton, WV 25951
- Kroger #752, 2007 East 7th St, Parkersburg, WV 26101
- Kroger #753, 930 Division St, Parkersburg, WV 26101
- Kroger #754, 10635 MacCorkle Ave SE, Marmet, WV 25315
- Kroger #755, 1851 Earl Core Rd, Morgantown, WV 26505
- Kroger #763, 5450 Big Tyler Rd, Charleston, WV 25312
- Kroger #765, 180 Red Oak Shop Ctr, Ronceverte, WV 24970
- Kroger #768, 981 Dunbar Village, Dunbar, WV 25064
- Kroger #769, #5 Riverwalk Mall, South Charleston, WV 25303
- Kroger #770, 151 Beaver Plaza , PO Box 579, Beaver, WV 25813
- Kroger #772, 5717 MacCorkle Ave. SE, Charleston, WV 25304
- Kroger #774, 102 Emily Dr, Clarksburg, WV 26301
- Kroger #778, 500 Delaware Ave, Charleston, WV 25302
- Kroger #780, 411 Mall Rd, Oak Hill, WV 25901
- Kroger #782, 19 7th Ave , Huntington, WV 25701
- Kroger #785, 1100 Fledder John Rd, Charleston, WV 25314
- Kroger #788, 6360 US Route 60, Barboursville, WV 25504
- Kroger #790, 133 Beckley Crossing, Beckley, WV 25802
- Kroger #792, 2627 5th Ave, Huntington, WV 25702
- Kroger #794, 101 Great Teays Blvd, Scott Depot, WV 25560
- Kroger #805, 1734 Harper Rd, Beckley, WV 25801
- Kroger #807, 223 The Crossing Shop Center, Elkview, WV 25071
- Kroger #813, 500 Suncrest Town Center, Morgantown, WV 26505
- Kroger #817, PO Box 1209 Rt 85 Hopkins Rd, Danville, WV 25053
Ohio:
- Kroger #776, 40 Acme St, Marietta, OH 45750
- Kroger #781, 6306 State Rt 7, Proctorville, OH 45669
- Kroger #799, 1008 Washington Blvd, Belpre, OH 45714
- Kroger #800, 401 Matthew St, Marietta, OH 45750
Kentucky:
- Kroger #783, 711 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Ashland, KY 41101
- Kroger #796, 370 Diedrick Blvd, Ashland, KY 41101
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United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400 is led by President Mark Federici and represents 35,000 members working in the grocery, retail, health care, food processing, service and other industries in Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee. www.ufcw400.org