A group of Kroger’s and Albertsons’ biggest unions and antitrust experts have sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission, opposing Kroger’s proposed acquisition of Albertsons.
The groups said the merger could exacerbate income inequality through job losses and eroding wages.
“In many markets across the country, grocery competition would cease, likely resulting in employee layoffs and higher prices,” the letter read.
A total of 26 organizations signed onto the letter, including the American Economic Liberties Project, Center for Economic and Policy Research and seven United Food and Commercial Workers International Union local chapters representing more than 100,000 Kroger and Albertsons workers.
Attorneys general of Washington, D.C., California and Illinois have made similar claims.
