UFCW Facing Job Losses In Detroit Area As A&P Divests Farmer Jack’s Stores - 05/30/07

By Doug Cunningham

United Food and Commercial Workers Local 876 in the Detroit has a tentative contract agreement with Kroger covering 9100 workers at 101 stores. But the union is facing the challenge of possible job losses at 66 Farmer Jack's grocery stores that are being sold by A&P. The union expects just 20 or so to remain operating as unionized stores owned by Kroger.