Colorado: King Soopers

Workers said Wednesday the governor gave grocery chains an unfair advantage in contract talks by barring them from getting benefits if they're unable to work because of labor disputes.

In a lockout, an employer bars workers from their jobs during a labor dispute. Colorado's last lockout occurred in 1996 when employees of the King Soopers grocery chain went on strike and workers at Safeway were locked out.

"Gov. Ritter has aligned himself with the greedy corporations and shown his true colors," said Arlys Carlson, a grocery worker for

State Rep. Edward Casso, D-Commerce City, speaks out about Gov.