King Soopers union members established picket lines at 77 grocery stores throughout the Denver metro area Thursday to protest unfair labor practices. State of play: The labor dispute is expected to last two weeks and affect about 10,

The strike will affect 77 stores in Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties, as well as in Boulder and Louisville.

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,