Bellingham City Council members voted unanimously on Monday to oppose the merger of Kroger and Albertsons, a $24.6 billion deal that’s already facing several anti-trust court challenges, including one ...

Meanwhile, Kroger-owned Fred Meyer workers across the Portland region are on strike against what they allege to be unfair labor practices. The big list of celebrities coming to Portland next week ...

The two companies said the merger would bring prices down. Some of the brands Kroger owns include QFC and Fred Meyer, while Albertsons also owns Safeway and Haggen stores. In a statement to KOMO ...

Local 555 represents about 4,500 Fred Meyer workers. Business Journal media partner KGW-TV reported the strike started at 6 a.m. Wednesday. Our full Kroger-Albertsons trial coverage is here.

As Kroger defends its $25 billion Albertsons takeover in court, the local union where the case is being heard began a strike.

(Marc Lester / ADN) The parent companies of Alaska’s two largest grocery chains, Kroger (Fred Meyer) and Albertsons (Carrs/Safeway), have proposed a merger that could lead to the closures of ...

Recommended Reading Two years later: The highs and lows of the controversial Kroger-Albertsons merger Fred Meyer union workers in the greater Portland, Oregon, area began a strike over unfair ...

Washington state is going to court Monday to try to block a proposed merger between Albertsons and Kroger. The case is one of three challenging the $24.6 billion deal, which was announced nearly ...

Meanwhile, UFCW Local 555 has also rescinded support for a nearly $25 billion merger between Kroger, Fred Meyer's parent company, and the grocery store chain Albertsons. The two supermarket chains ...

Regulators from the Federal Trade Commission have made labor a pillar of their argument, saying allowing Kroger, parent of Fred Meyer and QFC, and Albertsons, which owns Safeway, to combine would ...