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MorningMagazine_2025-02-12 Gabrielle Mendoza
King Soopers files temporary restraining order against union workers
King Soopers has filed for a temporary restraining order against its unionized striking employees, accusing picketers of harassing customers.
Employees across 77 Denver Metro locations, represented by the UFCW Local 7, went on strike last Thursday after months of failed negotiations. They’ve been picketing outside of their stores all week.
Just yesterday, the grocery giant filed for the restraining order in Denver District Court in an effort to keep stores safe for all customers and workers, according to King Soopers and City Market president Joe Kelley.
King Soopers filed a lawsuit against the union on Friday, condemning the union for allegedly unlawfully requiring it to bargain with out-of-state labor unions that do not represent its associates. The company also accused the union and picketers of violating the Colorado Labor Peace Act, and added that there have been several instances involving firearms – including a customer threatening to shoot at the store, and another customer brandishing a weapon after a physical altercation with a picketing employee.
Union reps have called the lawsuit “baseless,” “frivolous,” and an attempt to distract from the reasons behind the strike: lack of staffing, price-gouging, and unsafe working conditions. UFCW Local 7 reps say that union members will remain on the strike lines.
That’s all according to KVDR.
Colorado wants to force insurance companies to help homeowners
A new bill at the Colorado Capitol aims to encourage homeowners to protect themselves from wildfire.
The measure would require insurers to provide a wildfire risk assessment to homeowners in the wildland urban interface and suggest a list of mitigation techniques. Democratic Representative Brianna Titone says the goal is to lower insurance rates, and make homes more wildfire resistant
The idea is to make it clearer to homeowners the steps they need to do to protect their houses, and hopefully help avoid catastrophic losses that could make insurance even harder to get.
The first hearing for the bill has not yet been scheduled.
Cold weather shelters open in Denver
Denver has opened its cold weather shelters for those in need of safety from freezing temperatures.
This is the first winter that Denver is operating under new standards for their emergency shelters. Now, they open when temps reach 25 degrees or lower. They used to open at 20 degrees or lower, according to Denver7.
That’s led to emergency cold weather shelters being open for a record-breaking 55 days so far this winter.
Men can head to the Denver Rescue Mission Lawrence Street Community Center at 2222 Lawrence St. Women can seek shelter at the Samaritan House at 2301 Lawrence Street. Teens and Young Families can go to Urban Peak at 1640 S. Acoma St. And, Denver directs families in need of shelter to call the Connection Center at 303-295-3366.
City officials say the shelters will remain open until overnight lows are above 25 degrees. For a full list of warm shelters operating this week across Denver-metro, head to kgnu.org.
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Dozens of flights delayed or cancelled at DIA this morning
If you were planning on flying out of Denver International Airport on this icy winter morning, you may be in trouble.
As of 4:30 a.m. this morning, 18 flights had been delayed and 10 had been canceled, according to FlightAware.com.
Those include flights from United, Southwest, SkyWest, and American airlines.
Yesterday, over 800 flights at DIA were delayed or canceled.
Hundreds of schools and businesses closed or delayed today
One that note, many Colorado schools are either closed or delaying their start times today.
Cherry Creek School District, Aurora Public Schools, and Douglas County School District are among those delayed this morning. For a full list of school delays and closures, head to denverpost.com.