(MENAFNEditorial) CINCINNATI, Sept. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --The Kroger Co. (NYSE: ) Dallas division associates working at Kroger stores in Dallas/Ft. Worth and surrounding area have ratified a new labor agreement with UFCW Local 1000.
"We are pleased to reach an agreement that is good for our associates. This new contractprovides good payincreases, affordable health care and financial support from the company to our associates' pension fund to support their retirement," said Dana Zurcher, president of Kroger's Dallasdivision. "This agreement comes after thoughtful and productive work by both the company and union bargaining committees. I want to thank our associates for supporting this agreement and for the excellent service they provide to our customers every day."
The contract covers 11,000 associates working at 105 stores in the Dallas/Ft Worth and East Texas areas.
At The Kroger Co., we are dedicated to our purpose: toFeed the Human SpiritSM. We are 443,000 associates who serve eight and a half million customers every day in 2,792 retail food stores under a variety ofin 35 states and the District of Columbia.Our Family of Companies operates an expanding ClickList offering – a personalized order online service – in addition to 2,255 pharmacies, 782 convenience stores, 311 fine jewelry stores, 220 retail health clinics, 1,453 supermarket fuel centers and 38 food production plants in the United States. Our Company has been recognized as one of America's most generous companies for its support of more than 100 Feeding America food bank partners, breast cancer research and awareness, the military and their families, and more than 145,000 community organizations including schools. As a leader in supplier diversity, we are a proud member of theBillion Dollar Roundtable.
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