INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Kroger and the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 700 union say its representatives will return to the bargaining table on Friday.
The union said in a news release on Thursday that its members have rejected two tentative contracts with Kroger. Members say they are seeking wage increases, making some wage hikes retroactive and other benefits.
Kroger, in a negotiation update issued Thursday, proposed agreement includes a 15.6% wage increase over three years, with top-rate clerks receiving an immediate 5.7% raise.
The proposal also features what Kroger calls industry-leading health care benefits and a fully funded pension plan, reflecting the priorities shared by the associate-led bargaining committee.
Kroger says, for top-tier plans, associate-only health care coverage costs 76% less than the national average and 68% less than the state average.
The union says a strike is not imminent. The union represents more than 8,000 Kroger employees in Indiana, basically everyone except managers.
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