The lawsuit alleges the union tried to force King Soopers into multi-union bargaining with other labor groups that don't have ties with the grocer.

“It is particularly galling that King Soopers is making such false allegations given the Company’s own track record of being caught lying about illegal coordination agreements with its competitor Safeway/Albertsons during the 2022 ULP strike by UFCW Local 7 workers,” said Kim Cordova, President of UFCW Local 7, in a statement.

On Thursday, workers at 77 King Soopers stores across the Denver metro area started a strike after months of negotiations.

From Speer to the southern 'burbs, we were always excited to find what was in store. But until the picketing ends — no more.

The strike will affect 77 stores in Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties, as well as in Boulder and Louisville.

With a strike underway in several Front Range communities, King Soopers has sued the labor union that represents thousands of its employees.

Some shoppers are choosing not to cross the picket lines at the King Soopers stores where union workers are on strike.

As thousands of King Soopers union members are on strike after failed negotiations, the grocery giant filed a lawsuit against the union on Friday.