The “new” contract is no different than the one which workers rejected in July. Little wonder it only took the UFCW a day to “negotiate” it with Kroger management.
Kroger workers should reject this contract and any contract voted on under circumstances of an information blackout on principle. Workers should demand full copies of the contract and a week to review it before even considering accepting any deal.
The Kroger Workers' Rank-and-File Committee stands behind Columbus workers' courageous rejection of the UFCW-Kroger sellout contract. But the question they now face is: what next?