Workers have reported that they were bullied into voting for the contract, with union officials threatening that workers would be fired or out on strike for up to 30 weeks without pay
Despite giving the strike authorization, workers have been told to stay on the job while the union yet again attempts to re-enter negotiations with the company
Columbus workers handily defeated the sellout contract by an over 70 percent margin, which was reached after just one day of negotiations and included barely any changes to the first contract, which workers rejected in July.
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.