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Kroger 2020/2021 Negotiations

Union again hits Kroger over vaccines as cases in Houston spike

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Kroger-union-calls-for-logic-in-approach-to-15937658.php

Houston NPR – Kroger Worker Jon on COVID Risk to Family Member with Cancer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHbCzwbZQKo

COVID cases spike among Houston Kroger workers

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/COVID-cases-among-Houston-Kroger-workers-spike-15905496.php

Nearly 100 Houston-area Kroger workers diagnosed with COVID-19

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Union-claims-dozens-of-Houston-area-Kroger-15856344.php

Kroger workers demand a just contract

https://www.workers.org/2020/12/53122/

Kroger on Montrose to close after more than 42 years

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2020/11/11/kroger-on-montrose-to-close-mid-january-2021.html

Kroger workers in Houston overwhelmingly favor strike, but talks continue

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Kroger-workers-in-Houston-favor-strike-but-talks-15718793.php

Kroger Houston, UFCW 455 spar over pay, health benefits

https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/kroger-houston-ufcw-455-spar-over-pay-health-benefits

Union workers protest Kroger for hazard pay, insurance changes

https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Union-workers-protest-Kroger-for-hazard-pay-15626425.php

Kroger workers pushing for return of hazard pay

https://www.theleadernews.com/community/kroger-workers-pushing-for-return-of-hazard-pay/article_030f18ac-5ec5-5d16-b7e0-d12a975521e1.html

Kroger workers fighting for COVID-19 hazard pay

https://www.fortbendstar.com/community/kroger-workers-fighting-for-covid-19-hazard-pay/article_81305d76-0319-5b4f-8719-0db2bf63deb7.html

Kroger Employees Rally for Return of Hazard Pay

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Kroger-employees-rally-for-return-of-hazard-pay-15570154.php

Kroger grocery workers protest cut in hazard pay amid COVID-19 pandemic

https://www.fox26houston.com/news/kroger-grocery-workers-protest-cut-in-hazard-pay-amid-covid-19-pandemic

Other News

Hazard Pay for Grocery Workers Could be Gaining Momentum
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Tentative Agreement Reached with Kroger for Local 400
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Profits Soar at Kroger, Walmart and Amazon
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Lawsuit: Kroger Accused of Reneging on $85M Hand Sanitizer Order
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Long Beach City Council Passes Resolution Giving Grocery Workers Extra $4
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Essential County Workers Should Be Getting Hazard Pay
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Abandoned K-Mart Makes Way for Cutting Edge Kroger
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Could Kroger be Coming to Florida?
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Kroger Checks Out a Smart Cart
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Target Giving $200M Worth of Bonuses to Employees
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What You Need to Know About the Outbreak at Kroger 774 in Clarksburg
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Long Beach Ralphs and Food4Less Stores Closing Over ‘Hero Pay’
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Grocery Workers, Communities Brace for Impacts of Kroger Store Closures