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

The lawsuit alleges the workers union prioritized “out-of-state special interests” by “forcing the Company to bargain with labor unions from Washington and California.”

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,