Kroger: Support Your Workers and Customers, Not Trump and McConnell.

Customers of Kroger stores including

Harris-Teeter in the Mid Atlantic, Fred Meyer in the Northwest, Ralph’s in California, King Soopers in Colorado, and Food 4 Less, Home Chef, Mariano’s QFC Roundy’s Ruler Foods, Smith’s and Vitacost

Prefer to support businesses that support their workers.

In 2020, at the height of the pre-vaccine COVID, the CEO of Kroger Supermarkets announced, “I have deep appreciation for each of our associates.”

In 2021, Kroger showed that “appreciation” when they named Elaine Chao to the board of directors

In 2022, workers in Colorado are striking over pay and working conditions, as their median pay has declined 8%, even as sales have climbed and as the CEO received $22m in salary.

Elaine Chao, as Secretary of Labor under George W. Bush, weaken overtime eligibility for salaried employees making between $23,000 and $100,000, affecting front line medical staff and childcare workers.

Elaine Chao, as Secretary of Transportation under President Trump literally stood behind him as he pronounced the Nazi rally in Charlottesville as encompassing “very fine people.”

Despite this, Elaine Chao remained with the Trump administration until its waning days.

Elaine Chao receives compensation from Krogers, meaning that all sales go to support the household she shares with her husband, Senator Mitch McConnell.

Elaine Chao should be removed from the board, and Krogers must negotiate in good faith with its workers.