While most Kroger stores across the country are union with the UFCW, there are still workers facing aggressive anti-union tactics in parts of the country—like Virginia.

For over two decades, Kroger has worked to keep newer and larger-format stores in those areas non-union. But
workers didn’t back down. Associates started having conversations, standing
together, and signing union cards—and in many of those stores, a majority chose
to join the union.

Here’s the problem: even after workers made that choice, Kroger has refused to recognize it.

For those of us here in Texas and Oklahoma, this hits close to home. We know what having
a union contract means—fair wages, strong benefits, and a real voice on the job. And we also know how important it is to stand together when workers
anywhere are being denied those same rights.

When one group of Kroger workers is held back, it impacts all of us. That’s why we stand in solidarity with these associates who are simply asking the company to respect their choice. Enough is enough. Kroger needs to do the right thing and recognize these workers’ union.