'Kroger stiffed its own workers while pushing a merger deal with Albertsons that could harm both consumers and workers,' says SenWarren. 'SenSanders,RonWyden, and I are calling them out for lining their pockets at the expense of their employees.'
"Even as your company was failing to address concerns about systemic wage theft, you have been pushing through a $24.6 billion merger with Albertsons Companies, Inc. that further threatens workers' wages and jobs."A trio of progressive U.S. senators on Wednesday pressed the CEO of Kroger to answer longtime worker allegations of rampant wage theft, accusations that continue as the supermarket giant pursues a contentious megamerger with erstwhile competitor Albertsons.
to Kroger Company chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen."These reports indicate that 'systemic and widespread errors' by Kroger resulted in thousands of your employees experiencing delays and missing wages in their paychecks in late 2022.
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