The union representing striking King Soopers workers has denounced a lawsuit filed by the grocery chain that calls the workers' actions "unsafe." The union said King Soopers was trying to "silence its own workers.

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

It wouldn’t be the first time the grocer tried to stop picketers outside of its stores. A court judge granted King Soopers a temporary restraining order during the 2022 strike. This story is developing.

King Soopers files a restraining order against striking workers over harassment claims, amidst a wider labor dispute.

With a strike underway in several Front Range communities, King Soopers has sued the labor union that represents thousands of its employees.

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 officials announced earlier this week that they will be seeking a temporary restraining order against union picketers, claiming 'unsafe conditions.' This is following the strikes that began last week across Colorado.