Why are workers on strike at King Soopers and how long could it last?

January 13, 2022
King Soopers employees picket outside of the store at Sheridan Boulevard and Florida Avenue in Denver's Mar Lee neighborhood. Jan. 12, 2022.King Soopers employees picket outside of the store at Sheridan Boulevard and Florida Avenue in Denver's Mar Lee neighborhood. Jan. 12, 2022.Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite
King Soopers employees picket outside of the store at Sheridan Boulevard and Florida Avenue in Denver's Mar Lee neighborhood. Jan. 12, 2022.

King Soopers stores may be especially short-staffed right now. On Wednesday, thousands of grocery workers in the greater Denver area went on strike. The group includes baggers, checkers, stockers, butchers, pharmacy technicians and more. It’s the first grocery worker strike in Colorado since the late 90’s and it could last up to three weeks. CPR’s Matt Bloom has been covering everything leading up to this point, including the changes in organized labor since the start of the pandemic.