Last updated on June 10th, 2016 at 02:58 pm
The Kroger Co.’s Mid-Atlantic division has ratified a new labor agreement with the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400. The agreement covers 5,100 associates in Virginia from Bristol east to Appomattox and from Martinsville north to Harrisonburg, three stores in Kingsport/Johnson City, Tennessee, and two stores in the Bluefield, West Virginia, area.
“We are pleased to reach an agreement that is good for our associates. This new contract provides wage increases, affordable health care and ongoing investment in our associates’ pension fund to support their retirement,” said Joe Fey, president of Kroger’s Mid-Atlantic division. “This agreement comes after thoughtful and productive work by both the company and the union bargaining committees. I appreciate our associates for supporting the agreement and for the excellent service they provide our customers every day.”
Kroger’s Mid-Atlantic division includes 120 stores in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio.
