Fred Meyer has announced the closure of four grocery stores in our region — in Lake City, Kent, Redmond, and Everett. These closures will eliminate nearly 700 union jobs and leave working-class neighborhoods with fewer options for affordable food. Kroger, the parent company of Fred Meyer, is blaming “theft” and “regulations” for these closures — but the truth is corporate greed: billions of dollars siphoned to Wall Street instead of reinvesting in our stores, workers, and communities.

On Saturday, September 20, workers, shoppers, elected officials, and community members will come together at the Seattle Labor Temple for a Community Town Hall to fight back. We’ll hear directly from impacted grocery workers, shoppers, and leaders about the stakes of these closures — and identify concrete ways for the community to push back and stand together.

This town hall will go into more detail on our new Fresh Food for All campaign — a bold vision to reimagine our food system so it works for everyone. Come learn about proposals like:

• A Grocery Shoppers’ Bill of Rights — guaranteeing fair prices, safe staffing, and equal access to discounts
• Grocery-Oriented Development Zones (GODZ) — pairing new housing with grocery stores so every neighborhood has reliable access to affordable food
• Municipal Grocery Stores — a “public option” for groceries run for people, not profit, to stabilize prices and ensure no community is left behind

What is a municipal grocery store? How could it work here in our communities? What would it mean to enshrine a Bill of Rights for grocery shoppers? Join us to learn more, share your story, and help shape a movement for Fresh Food for All.

RSVP today and be part of the fight for Fresh Food for All!

This town hall is being hosted by UFCW 3000 and MLK Labor.