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8,000 King Soopers Employees Begin 3-Week Strike in Protest of Unfair Labor Practices

January 14, 2022

More than 8,000 workers at nearly 80 Kroger-owned King Soopers grocery stores around Colorado started a three-week strike on Wednesday, according to The Guardian. The strikes are in response to a union contract offer that a union member is calling “a crooked deal,” which won't solve the problems facing King...

UNFI Reaches Labor Agreements with Teamsters in NY, CA

November 10, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Providence, RI—United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) announced that it has reached new long-term labor agreements with drivers at its Hudson Valley distribution center in Montgomery, NY (represented by Teamsters Local 445) and frontline workers at its California distribution centers in Commerce, Stockton and Santa Fe Springs (represented by Teamsters Locals...

UNFI, Teamsters Union Reach Collective Bargaining Agreement, End Strike

August 7, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Fort Wayne, IN—Two weeks ago, Teamsters Local Union 414 began an unfair labor practice strike against UNFI at its Fort Wayne warehouse, according to a press release from Local 414. The Union had been unable to reach a new collective bargaining agreement with UNFI over the course of more than...

Amazon, Whole Foods, Instacart, Shipt Employees Plan May 1 Strike

April 30, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Workers at Amazon, Whole Foods Market, Instacart, and Shipt are planning a May Day walkout/sickout to protest their employers’ continuing failure to provide adequate protections in the workplace, according to a statement from the strike’s organizers. This is, the statement notes, a matter of life or death. The statement cites...

Whole Foods Market Employees Plan "Mass Sick Out"

March 31, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Increasing concerns over the health and safety of workers amid the spread of COVID-19 has lead to several strikes. Yesterday (March 30, 2020) employees at Amazon and Instacart announced plans to walk off the job in a show of solidarity for better pay and protection. Today, workers at Whole Foods...

UNFI: Teamsters End Strike; Exec Bonus Approved

December 23, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Providence, RI--Despite objections from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, UNFI shareholders approved a substantial executive compensation plan. The union outlined its concerns in a letter to shareholders in November, prior to the vote, citing a "75% collapse in UNFI's stock price since the announcement of the Supervalu acquisition in July...