WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), which represents 1.2 million essential workers in grocery, meatpacking, food processing, and other essential industries across North America, released the following statement in response to a federal court affirming the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ruling rejecting the proposed megamerger between Kroger and Albertsons.
UFCW International President Marc Perrone released the following statement:
“We are pleased that the court heard the concerns voiced by our hard-working members and rejected the proposed megamerger between Kroger and Albertsons. The issues we raised were echoed throughout this process by lawmakers, economists, attorneys general, consumers, and the FTC.
“Moving forward, our focus will remain the same since the merger proposal was announced and that is looking for a stable and long-term solution that protects our members’ wages, benefits, and pensions. These grocery chains are highly successful because of the hard work of our members and workers across the country, and no merger or divestiture of stores should be allowed to endanger or threaten their vital role.”
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The UFCW International is the largest private sector union in the United States, representing 1.2 million workers and their families in grocery, meatpacking, food processing, health care, cannabis, retail, and other essential industries. UFCW members serve our communities in all 50 states, Canada and Puerto Rico. Learn more about the UFCW at ufcw.org.
