Randy Narvaez News Today

More than 8,000 grocery workers at King Soopers stores in Colorado walked off the job Wednesday morning in pursuit of better contract terms.

Keeping our country’s food supply secure during the pandemic would not have been possible without the courage of essential workers on the frontlines in grocery stores and meatpacking plants. The least we can do for them and their families now is make sure they are vaccinated and vaccinated quickly.

On December 14, several Denver area grocery stores displayed unusual light shows — but the businesses werent responsible for them. UFCW Local 7, whose members include many of those working at major supermarkets, projected images (some featuring Dr. Seusss Grinch character) calling for a return of so-called "hero" pay — a $2-per-hour bump given to employees during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic because of the risks they took to serve the greater public — on King Soopers and Safew...