The Food 4 Less banner is now in conflict with United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 770. This subsidiary of the Kroger Company is facing a strike following a vote taken by 6,000 members on June 14th following the expiration of their contract.
Comparisons between the Food-4-Less and Ralph’s chains under common ownership, indicate lower wages and lower benefits, fueling the labor action.
Given concerted opposition to the Kroger-Albertsons merger it would be appropriate for Kroger to be more accommodating to their Food-4-Less employees. Intransigence over wages and benefits belies the promises made to support unions as a condition of the proposed merger.