Nope.. theyre about to raise our pay. Screw strikes

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Anybody know about the strike that's supposed to happen? They are calling for a strike vote .( Southwest division) Any body else heard about this

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 So there isn't a no strike clause in the newest contract?  I know the old one (2 years ago) had a no strike clause or I would have been heading up a strike lol.

 

I quit Kroger last year (store 851) but you bet I will be mentioning a strike when I go to Kroger and shop!!!  I will spread this rumor around!

Yes spread it around..they think they can make billions and build new stores(too many) in Houston but screw their employees while the heat is on walmart. It dont work when you cant even staff the old stores.

I work in Southwest Division, but I haven't heard a thing about a vote to strike or a raise in pay that another person in this thread mentioned.

Staffing the old and new stores is no longer an issue since Kroger has slashed hours across the board. Yesterday, our Drug/GM department head was close to breaking down and ready to cry because they've slashed her department's hours so badly yet still expect all the work to be done while paging her throughout the day to do all sorts of little extras. Sometimes, in between the transition period from morning to afternoon for our produce department, either just one person will be scheduled for two hours or produce will have nobody scheduled for a couple of hours. Front end's hours have been slashed to where there's just two cashiers, one big register and one small register, from 7:00AM to 3:30PM or 4:00PM, resulting in extremely frequent pages for surge help... to which nobody responds until the store manager/a co-manager gets on the intercom and tells all surge help to come up front "now!". And that's just a few of the problems in a million dollar store, where just when you think morale of the employees couldn't drop any lower, it somehow does. Guess that's why we have three back-up department heads quitting, lol.

A strike would hurt and be rough for everyone in the short term, but maybe it would it would finally force Kroger to begin undoing some of the many decisions that have been negatively impacting employees for years now.

GenesisOne wrote:

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I work in Southwest Division, but I haven't heard a thing about a vote to strike or a raise in pay that another person in this thread mentioned.

Staffing the old and new stores is no longer an issue since Kroger has slashed hours across the board. Yesterday, our Drug/GM department head was close to breaking down and ready to cry because they've slashed her department's hours so badly yet still expect all the work to be done while paging her throughout the day to do all sorts of little extras. Sometimes, in between the transition period from morning to afternoon for our produce department, either just one person will be scheduled for two hours or produce will have nobody scheduled for a couple of hours. Front end's hours have been slashed to where there's just two cashiers, one big register and one small register, from 7:00AM to 3:30PM or 4:00PM, resulting in extremely frequent pages for surge help... to which nobody responds until the store manager/a co-manager gets on the intercom and tells all surge help to come up front "now!". And that's just a few of the problems in a million dollar store, where just when you think morale of the employees couldn't drop any lower, it somehow does. Guess that's why we have three back-up department heads quitting, lol.

A strike would hurt and be rough for everyone in the short term, but maybe it would it would finally force Kroger to begin undoing some of the many decisions that have been negatively impacting employees for years now.

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 I think employees should get together and have a call in sick day.  Call and say, I'm extremely ill, I won't be in.  Sorry, and hang up the phone quick!

FES said it. And the "old regime" workers who have been there forever and have been willing to put up with all this for YEARS are not going to strike because they are obviously too scared that they will lose these jobs.

They can't get and keep any "new blood" so these others are not going to strike because frankly my dear they don't give a damn.

I think the up-coming "on-line shopping" and car-side "personal shoppers" will be the beginning of the end for huge brick and mortar grocery sales. I really do.

Farmer's markets, small neighborhood co-ops, small mom and pop grocery shops are on the rise in popularity.

Since Kroger's ''union'' is really not about the worker I can't see them ever promoting a strike. Kroger workers have no ''voice'' except the Exit sign near the front door.

Yeah the health fund is short..kroger execs and union reps using it together for hookers and booze im sure.

Everything I've heard about this from my store says it's about the health insurance as well. There's a meeting in our district in 2 hours from now.

This is how it goes...kroger and the union go get drunk and party. Come back and kroger pays the union guy under the table to screw us. Then comes back and says "here is the deal, strike it you want", knowing retail workers go week to week on checks and they won't strike. The end. Everyone gets paid except the Kroger slaves.