<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"> Portland, OR-</span><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By ANUK Staff<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">02.25.13</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The waters are settling. Kroger associates working at Fred Meyer and QFC stores in Portland and throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington have ratified new labor agreements with UFCW Local 555, according to a recent press release.<img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/ufcw-555-eugene.jpg" alt="Eugene UFCW 555 - IMAGES" />"We are pleased to reach agreements that are good for our associates and enable us to be competitive in very competitive market areas," said Lynn Gust, Fred Meyer's president. "These agreements provide our associates with additional compensation, affordable health care and pension for retirement."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The 44 labor agreements affect 6,007 associates working at Fred Meyer and 368 associates at QFC.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Joe Fey, QFC's President, stated, "Our associates will continue to have one of the best total compensation packages in our industry, in our region." Joe Fey, continued, "I want to thank our associates for their patience, for supporting this agreement, and for the excellent service they provide every day to our customers."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.thekrogerco.com" target="_new"> Fred Meyer</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
