Kroger Workers Stand Firm Against Companybs Demand to Raid Employee Health Care Funds, Says UFCW

U.S. Newswire, August, 2006

RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- After a grueling 72 hours, contract negotiations between Kroger Company and Raleigh- Durham area grocery store workers broke off Wednesday evening. United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 204 and Kroger have been at odds since negotiations began in late July, after Kroger proposed to raid employee health care reserve funds and force workers to pay $1 million from their own paychecks to cover the difference.

During the negotiations, UFCW members made several fair and equitable proposals. Kroger, however, refused to move on key issues like health care and wages, effectively ending negotiations at that time. Kroger workers were angered that the companybs negotiators appeared unable to make decisions on any of the proposals the...

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