Some union employees at King Soopers have voted almost unanimously to authorize a strike. The grocery chain in Colorado is owned by parent company Kroger.

The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 said union members in metro Denver and Boulder, Colorado, have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike against King Soopers. The timing and locations of strikes will be announced publicly before any labor action starts,

Pueblo and Colorado Springs workers vote next. UFCW Local 7 represents 12,000 King Soopers and City Market workers in Colorado.