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Members of UFCW Local 75 who work at 104 Kroger stores in Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio, and northern Kentucky strengthened their wages by modifying their contract on April 16.    

The original contract was ratified in May of 2021. However, due to members’ concerns about inflation, UFCW Local 75 took action to address cost of living adjustments by modifying the contract before the agreement expires in three years.

The contract modifications include:

•           An additional $.50 for a total of $1.45 for all top-rated clerks hired between Feb. 17, 1982 and Feb. 17, 2002.

•           An additional $.50 for a total of $.90 for all other top-rated clerks.

•           An additional $.50 for a total of $1.00 for all department heads.

•           An increase in starting rates in the Food Clerk classification to $13.20.

“With a 95 percent approval rating by the membership, the additional $.50 was well deserved and warranted to defend against the high inflation trends,” said UFCW Local 75 President Kevin Garvey. “We have three years left in the agreement, and I am not opposed to going back to Kroger to do it again.”

On May 4, the UFCW formally announced its full opposition to the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger. Our union also announced the passage of a resolution that addresses mergers across our core industries that pose a threat to essential UFCW members, their families, and the communities they serve. This resolution was passed last month by delegates during the UFCW’s 9^th Regular Convention in Las Vegas. 

“For months, the UFCW has called for transparency, engaged independent experts, and assessed the publicly available information on this proposed merger to determine the widespread impact it will have on our members and the communities they serve,” said UFCW International President Marc Perrone in a statement.

 “At our 9th Regular Convention, hundreds of UFCW delegates representing our entire union from around the country came together to unanimously declare: mergers pose a serious threat to the livelihoods of our members and we must act to confront them,” Perrone added. “Given the lack of transparency, and the impact a merger between two of the largest supermarket companies could have on essential workers – and the communities and customers they serve – the UFCW stands united in its opposition to the proposed Kroger and Albertsons merger.”