US grocery giant Kroger Co. has struck a deal with workers at its Fred Meyer and QFC stores in Seattle.

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The agreement, described by Kroger as “tentative”, covers 3,500 Fred Meyer employees and 4,500 QFC workers in the city.


US union United Food & Commercial Workers Union said it would recommend the deal to its members this weekend. Details of the agreement were not released.


Fred Meyer Stores, based in Oregon, runs 127 multi-department stores in four western states.


QFC, headquartered in the state of Washington operates 77 stores in Washington and Oregon.

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