The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 (UFCW Local 7) and Safeway/Albertsons have reached a tentative three-year agreement, the union announced Thursday.
King Soopers and UFCW Local 7 officials have met at the bargaining table for the past two days but have yet to come to an agreement. Talks resumed Sunday morning.
Thousands of King Soopers employees across Colorado are expected to walk out on the job in a matter of days. The strike comes on the heels of failed negotiations between King Soopers and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 7.