By Sydney Isenberg , Sam Peña | KMGH-TV Denver 7 News
After two days of voting, King Soopers employees across Colorado have authorized a strike, the UFCW Local 7 announced late Thursday night.
The vote comes after King Soopers and UFCW Local 7, which represents more than 10,000 King Soopers employees across the state, failed to reach an agreement on a new contract. The original contract expired at 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 16. Prior to the contract expiration, Joe Kelley, the president of King Soopers/ City Market, told Denver7 he was doing everything he could to avoid a strike.’