Six local UFCW unions – representing twelve states and the District of Columbia, and over 100,000 Kroger and Albertsons workers – will discuss the impact of the proposed merger between the two grocery giants on Capitol Hill today prior to this afternoon’s hearing by the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights. The unions say the merger will have a “devastating” effect on workers, consumers, and suppliers such as farmers and ranchers if approved by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and will call on federal and state regulators to stop the merger. The union event will be live-streamed starting at 11a this morning.
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