US EditionTEAMSTERS AT KROGER AUTHORIZE STRIKE
- In May 2025, employees responsible for delivering goods at Kroger’s fulfillment center in Forest Park decisively approved a strike authorization.
- The strike authorization follows Kroger's repeated refusal to negotiate a first Teamsters contract covering wages, benefits, and workplace protections.
- Teamsters Local 528 represents the workers, who are backed by various local organizations such as the Concerned Black Clergy based in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
- Kroger operates more than 2,700 stores nationwide and reported over $147.1 billion in revenue and $2 billion in profit in 2024, while 30 CDL drivers joined the Teamsters last year with a 96 percent margin.
- If Kroger does not respond with a contract offer, the workers are prepared to strike to hold the company accountable.
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Kroger truck drivers want fair contracts
The Kroger Forest Park fulfillment center is located on Kroger Drive in Forest Park, Georgia. Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta VoiceFOREST PARK, GA. – Your local Kroger supermarket might experience a delay in restocking some of your favorite items. The trucks that occupy Georgia’s highways and interstate roadways are full of trucks delivering goods to supermarkets across the state. One of the country’s largest supermarket chains and one of the…
Teamsters at Kroger vote "overwhelmingly" to authorize strike
FOREST PARK, Ga. — Drivers at Kroger’s Forest Park, Ga. fulfillment center have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike in response to the company’s repeated refusal to negotiate a fair agreement. “Kroger needs to stop dragging its feet and deliver a real offer that respects the work we do,” said Marion Jackson, a Kroger driver and Local 528 shop steward. “This company can more than afford what we’re asking for. We are ready to strike if Krog…
Teamsters Local 528 Authorizes Strike at Forest Park Kroger's
Local 528 Drivers Demand Fair First Contract at Forest Park Fulfilment Center Drivers at Kroger’s Forest Park fulfillment center have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike in response to the company’s repeated refusal to negotiate a fair agreement. The workers, represented by Teamsters Local 528, are demanding a first Teamsters contract with strong wages, good … Continued
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