Colorado has a plethora of locally owned grocery stores. Everything from mom-and-pop shops to international markets, to a local chain with 17 locations across the state.

Grocery workers at King Soopers across the Front Range will strike Thursday, the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 announced Monday morning.

King Soopers and City Market employees in Colorado could strike after their union contract with Kroger expired last week.

King Soopers grocery workers in the Denver metro area are launching their strike today. We're tracking the development. Check here for updates.

After union members approved a strike, UFCW Local 7 said a two-week walkout will “allow everyone to understand our concerns.”

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

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.

Union workers are claiming unfair labor practices. This is affecting store hours and operations which is now affecting customers.

Union members kicked off a two-week strike of King Soopers stores across metro Denver early Thursday morning to protest what they say were unfair labor practices during contract negotiations. About 10,