King Soopers, Union In Court On Alleged 'blitzing'

CATHERINE TSAI

DENVER (AP) — Locked in a tense labor dispute, the King Soopers grocery chain asked a federal judge Thursday to block a union from sending representatives into stores to talk to employees while they're working.

The hearing came one day after workers overwhelmingly rejected the chain's latest contract offer.

A King Soopers labor relations manager and two store managers testified that loud groups of union representatives wearing black T-shirts have been disrupting business and trying to talk to employees during work about contract negotiations and other issues. ...