Dear UFCW Local 455 Kroger Members,
In December of 2020, Kroger undermined your democratic right to be part of a Union by stopping its collection of your Union membership fees and demanding the Local and Union Membership accept the Company’s last, best and final offer in an attempt to undermine your rights, eliminate your voice, bankrupt your Union, and stack the deck against you.
Despite the Company’s actions, we never stopped servicing you or your stores because we believe that joining and being a member of the Union is your choice and right, and were confident that Kroger’s actions were unlawful and that they would be held accountable.
After years of your Union working to hold Kroger accountable, between 2021 and 2026, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) upheld the Administrative Law Judge’s decision that Kroger violated the law and ordered Kroger to pay millions of dollars.
Multiple cases were filed, alleging that they violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), seeking a remedy that would require them to pay the Local back for your missing membership fees, with interest.
The Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Charges Filed Against Kroger:
We know this money could be used to help better the lives of our Kroger members. We know that if any of us in the community were ordered to do something by a government agency or a judge—as happened in this case—we would have to comply with it. What makes Kroger any different? The longer Kroger goes without complying with the Government and Judges’ instructions in this case, the more they lose credibility.
We are collectively calling on Kroger to pay the full ordered judgement so the Local can use the money to help better the lives of our Kroger members who need this help. Ask your store manager today, “When are they going to pay the Board-ordered judgement?”
