Union Leader Spring 2016

Union Leader Spring 2016

On the Cover: Kroger Roanoke Members Mobilize for Bargaining Presidential Campaign Not a Reality TV Show “Right To Work” Rammed Through in W.Va. Va. Member Fight “Right To Work” Amendment “Just Hours” Bill Before D.C. City Council...
Negotiations Continue: Contract Extended Until May 7

Negotiations Continue: Contract Extended Until May 7

Kroger Bargaining Update #4 Despite negotiating 12 hours a day every day this week, we have not yet reached what we feel is the best deal. We’ve made a lot of progress so far, but as we have said from the beginning, our goal is to get the best contract we can,...
Negotiations Continue: Contract Extended Until May 7

A Long Week of Bargaining

An Update from Your Contract Bargaining Team On Negotiations With Kroger Collective Bargaining Update #3 We went back to the negotiating table with Kroger on Tuesday and so far we’ve had some constructive conversations. We will be bargaining every day this week...
Community Has Our Back: An Update on Kroger Bargaining

Community Has Our Back: An Update on Kroger Bargaining

This week, we were joined by Ed Woodard, pastor of the Central Church of the Brethren in Roanoke. He brought words of support from the community, “We stand with you. You are on the winning side,” he explained. We know the community has our backs if we need to call on...
As Negotiations Open in Roanoke, Kroger Reports Record Profits

As Negotiations Open in Roanoke, Kroger Reports Record Profits

Will the company share the wealth with workers who produced it? Kroger earned $2.4 billion in profits in 2015, setting an all-time record for the prosperous company and putting the lie to its bargaining-table cries of poverty. The largest traditional grocery chain in...