Grocery Dive reported the development on 2025-08-11. The union fended off allegations that it tried to force the Kroger-owned banner into bargaining with other labor groups that don’t have ties with the grocer.
The report places the news in a wider commercial context. King Soopers’ lawsuit against United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 was dropped Wednesday when the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado granted the union’s motion to dismiss the case.
For the food sector, the practical implications extend beyond the immediate announcement. This legal battle began following unsuccessful collective bargaining negotiations for new contracts and a nearly two-week strike covering approximately 10,000 unionized workers across nearly 80 King Soopers stores in Colorado in early February.
Attention now turns to how companies, customers and regulators respond. UFCW Local 7, which represents approximately 11,000 King Soopers and City Market workers, views this ruling as another victory for grocery workers: “This lawsuit was just another meritless effort to crush working people and silence their voices, something [the judge] clearly recognized,” union local President Kim Cordova said in an emailed statement.
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