Fired Bargain Wholesale Workers Protest; Kroger Members Visit New Store in Henrico
Friday, April 4, 2014(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
Bargain
Wholesale workers, illegally fired by their employer Monday “for wanting to
have dignity, respect on the job and fair wages,” successfully turned
customers
away Wednesday morning, reports UFCW Local 400. The workers continue to push for
reinstatement. In other Local 400 news Kroger union members yesterday attended
the grand opening of the new Kroger Marketplace located in Henrico, Va. “We
brought tunes and cupcakes to the event to chat with customers and
employees,”
reports Local 400. “Just like store 540 in Virginia Beach, Kroger is
attempting
to have this store operate non-union.”