Kroger Houston and UFCW Local 455 met again today. Unfortunately, the union continues to insist on keeping your benefits in a health and welfare trust fund. We have made it clear to the union many times that the company-administered plan is the best option for our associates to have secure, reliable and affordable health care. We know negotiations can be stressful and filled with a lot of uncertainty, especially when the union uses actions like demonstrations and the threat of a strike to try and disrupt our business. We regret the stress these actions likely cause for you and your family. If a strike is called, we have contingency plans in place so our stores will remain...
Learn MoreWe are continuing to hear that UFCW Local 455 is providing you with inaccurate information about the company-administered health care plan and open enrollment for your 2021 benefit coverage. It is causing unnecessary ...
Learn MoreBeginning January 1, 2021, Kroger will be providing your health care benefits through a new plan—a plan that Kroger will administer, will be financially stable, and will not require you to take the types of benefit re...
Learn MoreWe have heard that the union is taking a strike authorization vote next week. You can influence this decision by voting for what is right for you and your family at one of the meetings that the union will be holding. ...
Learn MoreIt’s unfortunate that your union continues to mislead you. We believe the union is desperate and continues to misrepresent the facts in order to create fear and uncertainty. Our Last, Best and Final Offer speaks for i...
Learn MoreKroger Houston and Local 455 remain at impasse in negotiations. We spent much of our time this week listening to Local 455’s proposal to merge the South-Central Health and Welfare Fund into the Memphis Health and Welf...
Learn MoreOur focus continues to remain on you, providing you with more pay and securing and stabilizing your health care benefits in a company-administered plan. In case you missed it, here are some important reminders: For el...
Learn MoreJust a quick reminder that effective October 4, 2020, Kroger implemented the wage package from our Last, Best and Final Offer. These new wages will be reflected in your October 15 paycheck. That’s good news and means:...
Learn MoreWith the upcoming elections, voting is on everyone’s mind. We respect your right to participate in the democratic process by voting, and we believe your union likely does as well. We hope that Local 455 also supports...
Learn MoreOver the last few weeks, we have heard your frustrations and concerns on not being able to vote and have a voice on our Last, Best and Final Offer, including missing out on the earlier Ratification Bonus. We want you ...
Learn MoreWe remain at bargaining impasse or deadlocked and continue to move forward with implementing our Last, Best and Final Offer. Since negotiations began in February, we have been very transparent on our proposals and off...
Learn MoreAs you know, we are moving forward with implementing the terms of our Last, Best and Final Offer initially with wage improvements and health care benefits through a company-administered plan. As a reminder, wage incre...
Learn MoreYour union recently published a handbill comparing their proposed health care benefits through the South-Central Fund vs. benefits through our proposed company-administered plan. We’ve heard concerns from some of you ...
Learn MoreYour union is proposing to increase the cost for your benefits As a matter of fact, not only is Local 455 proposing to keep your benefits in the South-Central Fund, they are proposing to significantly increase your co...
Learn MoreWe truly appreciate your continued focus on your job and our customers. As you know, your union has not allowed you to vote on the company’s offer. We have heard from many of you that you want the opportunity to vote ...
Learn MoreWe know it’s a big weekend as we gear up for Labor Day on Monday. Thank you for your continued commitment to serve our customers and communities. We wanted to share a negotiations update with you. As you know, on Augu...
Learn MoreThank you for your patience during the negotiation process. During our sessions this week, union bargaining committee members had the opportunity to discuss their concerns, including those with moving away from the So...
Learn MoreThe last few weeks have been tough especially for our Kroger family in Louisiana and southeast Texas. We know many of you are still recovering in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura. Thank you for all your efforts to ser...
Learn MoreWe have been open and transparent, posting all our proposals with explanations, including our Last Best and Final Offer for you to download and review. Let’s be clear: The company and union are deadlocked (at impasse...
Learn MoreAfter 26 days of negotiations, the company and union are deadlocked. Healthcare has completely frustrated and stalled negotiations and meaningful discussions for the terms of a new contract. In a final effort to break...
Learn MoreAs you know, the company provided a Comprehensive Best Offer to the union. Our offer is a very good offer. Our proposal: Increases wages for all associates Provides secure, affordable health care benefits Stabilizes p...
Learn MoreIn a show of good faith bargaining and to address Local 455’s concerns on several of our proposals, the company withdrew our meat contract merger and orientation proposals this week. We have also incorporated several ...
Learn MoreToday, UFCW Local 455 provided a counter proposal on health care benefits to the company. The union’s proposal includes higher associate contribution rates, deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums, and increases hours ...
Learn MoreToday, Kroger presented a Comprehensive Offer to UFCW Local 455. It is a good offer and does the following: Improves wages for all associates – this increase is in addition to the wage increase you received in October...
Learn MoreNew Plan Improves Coverage for South-Central Fund Participants You have told us you want to be able to count on stable health care benefits for you and your family. You want to be able to go to the doctor and seek aff...
Learn MoreKroger and UFCW Local 455 met two days this week to bargain your new contract. We made some progress during our sessions. The bargaining committees tentatively agreed on several non-economic language items. The partie...
Learn MoreYou have told us that you want your benefits to be stable and secure. Our proposal provides stability and security – your benefit coverage and associate contributions would be guaranteed through the life of the contra...
Learn MoreIt’s unfortunate that the union has been misrepresenting our proposals. We’ve been very open and transparent; however, the union continues to mislead you with their rhetoric. Here are some examples of facts around our...
Learn MoreHealth care benefits are important to you. They are important to the company, too. That’s why we provide these benefits to you as a valued associate. Our health care proposal addresses the following: Provides secure, ...
Learn MoreKroger Houston division wants to provide secure and affordable health care benefits for the life of your contract. As a reminder, your health care benefits over the last few years have been anything but stable. Despit...
Learn MoreUnderstanding health care benefits can be challenging, below is a brief video to help explain key definitions of your benefits plan.
Learn MoreKroger Houston and UFCW Local 455 met again this week. During these meetings, the company shared a health care proposal with the union. Prior to sharing our proposal, we explained that moving forward our health care b...
Learn MoreThe company and union bargaining parties met again this week in a small subcommittee to discuss your new contract. We continued to exchange and discuss non-economic proposals. During our discussions this week, the co...
Learn MoreKroger Houston and UFCW Local 455 continued to meet this week to negotiate a new contract for Houston associates. We continued our discussions and made some progress. Negotiations are a process. We have the task of ba...
Learn MoreKroger Houston and UFCW Local 455 agreed to extend your current contract through July 18, 2020. As communicated in a previous update, the company and union have also scheduled more bargaining dates, including June 18-...
Learn MoreThe company and union have scheduled more bargaining dates, including June 18-19 and June 23-24. We will continue to review and exchange language proposals as well as begin discussions on economics, including health c...
Learn MoreToday, a subcommittee of the Kroger Houston and UFCW Local 455 bargaining parties met to discuss the current state of the COVID-19 crisis and its impact on current negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreemen...
Learn MoreKroger Houston and UFCW Local 455 met today to discuss and respond to each other’s initial proposals made on February 27, 2020. The parties tentatively agreed on the following items: Vacations: If an associate passes ...
Learn MoreKroger Houston and UFCW Local 455 are scheduled to meet later this week on March 12-13 to bargain your new contract. In our last session, the company presented the union with an initial language proposal, which we als...
Learn MoreAttached is Kroger Houston’s initial set of contract proposals that we shared with the union today. To review our complete proposal, go to www.krogerhoustoncba.com. You can download a copy of our proposal with explana...
Learn MoreToday, the company met with the union to negotiate the Meat contract. Our division Meat Merchandiser was present to share information about the current state of our Meat business. For the last several years, our Meat ...
Learn MoreRegular updates on the negotiation process are important. They help you stay informed while letting you focus on your work and our customers. We met with the union bargaining committee today. We continued to have some...
Learn MoreThe bargaining committees met again today to discuss your new contract. Our discussions today mainly focused on contract language. The union bargaining committee had an opportunity to share feedback with the company ...
Learn MoreOn Tuesday, February 11, Kroger Houston and UFCW Local 455 bargaining committees met to kick-off negotiations for your new contract. In our opening session, we emphasized that Kroger is committed to a contract that ac...
Learn MoreDear Fellow Kroger Associate: Soon, we will enter into negotiations with the union for your new contract. It’s as important to me as it is to you that we leave the negotiation table with a good contract, one that incl...
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