Kroger targeted by union regarding coronavirus policies

The largest union representing grocery and food workers took Kroger Co. and other supermarket operators to task Feb. 9 for not paying hazard pay and not doing enough to help their frontline employees get the coronavirus vaccine.

Cincinnati-based Kroger (NYSE: KR), the nation’s largest operator of traditional supermarkets, hasn’t paid employees hazard pay since June and has seen batches of employees test positive for coronavirus. It has nearly 2,800 stores in 35 states, including around 100 in…