King Soopers asked a Denver judge Tuesday to grant a temporary restraining order against striking union employees that would limit certain picketing activities.

“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.

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.

The two-week labor stoppage has begun in Denver-area stores. Pueblo stores start will join on Friday. See the list of impacted stores and pharmacies.

Pueblo King Soopers employees with the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 joined a statewide unfair labor practice strike on Feb. 7.

King Soopers files a lawsuit against strikers, claiming the union violated federal labor laws; Boulder County services facility to be sold.

With a strike set to start, King Soopers has released adjusted hours for some grocery stores in Colorado. Union workers plan to begin a two-week strike on Thursday morning across the Denver metro area. They're appealing for higher wages and calling for a change in working conditions.

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

The start of a two-week-long strike by thousands of Colorado King Soopers workers meant people on the picket lines and shoppers either choosing to cross those lines or avoiding King Soopers in favor of other grocery stores.