CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Hinton News) – Today, United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400 Union announced Kroger union members have voted in favor of authorizing a strike at 38 stores in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. Today’s announcement means the union bargaining committee can call a strike at any moment, but workers are not on strike at this time.
“This vote has sent a powerful message to Kroger that they must do better if they expect us to ratify a contract,” explained the union’s bargaining committee in its announcement to members. “Now, we are ready to sit down with the company and negotiate an agreement that we can recommend for ratification. If not, we are ready to continue to do whatever it takes to get a fair contract. By sticking together, we will win.”
The union has reached out to the company in hopes of continuing negotiations and will have an announcement on next steps for a potential work stoppage later today.
The vote was conducted in select stores this week and ballots were tallied today. Members voted 1,375–214 (87%) to reject the company’s contract proposal and 1,347–229 (85%) to authorize a strike. The potential work stoppage could happen at any moment and impact approximately 3,000 workers at 38 stores in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky:
West Virginia:
Kroger #668, Box 1264, Mt. Gay, WV 25637
Kroger #708, McGraw & Main Streets, Ripley, WV 25271
Kroger #714, 350 Patterson Dr, Morgantown, WV 26505
Kroger #722, PO Box 2609, Rt 4 & 20, South Buckhannon, WV 26201
Kroger #725, 1439 MacCorkle Ave SW, St Albans, WV 25177
Kroger #730, 450 11th St, Elkins, WV 26241
Kroger #734, 518 Park Center US Rt 60, Rainelle, WV 25962
Kroger #739, 2908 State St, Gassaway , WV 26624
Kroger #743, 308 Stokes Dr, Hinton, WV 25951
Kroger #752, 2007 East 7th St, Parkersburg, WV 26101
Kroger #753, 930 Division St, Parkersburg, WV 26101
Kroger #754, 10635 MacCorkle Ave SE, Marmet, WV 25315
Kroger #755, 1851 Earl Core Rd, Morgantown, WV 26505
Kroger #763, 5450 Big Tyler Rd, Charleston, WV 25312
Kroger #765, 180 Red Oak Shop Ctr, Ronceverte, WV 24970
Kroger #768, 981 Dunbar Village, Dunbar, WV 25064
Kroger #769, #5 Riverwalk Mall, South Charleston, WV 25303
Kroger #770, 151 Beaver Plaza , PO Box 579, Beaver, WV 25813
Kroger #772, 5717 MacCorkle Ave. SE, Charleston, WV 25304
Kroger #774, 102 Emily Dr, Clarksburg, WV 26301
Kroger #778, 500 Delaware Ave, Charleston, WV 25302
Kroger #780, 411 Mall Rd, Oak Hill, WV 25901
Kroger #782, 19 7th Ave , Huntington, WV 25701
Kroger #785, 1100 Fledder John Rd, Charleston, WV 25314
Kroger #788, 6360 US Route 60, Barboursville, WV 25504
Kroger #790, 133 Beckley Crossing, Beckley, WV 25802
Kroger #792, 2627 5th Ave, Huntington, WV 25702
Kroger #794, 101 Great Teays Blvd, Scott Depot, WV 25560
Kroger #805, 1734 Harper Rd, Beckley, WV 25801
Kroger #807, 223 The Crossing Shop Center, Elkview, WV 25071
Kroger #813, 500 Suncrest Town Center, Morgantown, WV 26505
Kroger #817, PO Box 1209 Rt 85 Hopkins Rd, Danville, WV 25053
Ohio:
Kroger #776, 40 Acme St, Marietta, OH 45750
Kroger #781, 6306 State Rt 7, Proctorville, OH 45669
Kroger #799, 1008 Washington Blvd, Belpre, OH 45714
Kroger #800, 401 Matthew St, Marietta, OH 45750
Kentucky:
Kroger #783, 711 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Ashland, KY 41101
Kroger #796, 370 Diedrick Blvd, Ashland, KY 41101
