King Soopers has filed a temporary restraining order against union workers, accusing picketers of harassing customers amid a strike across over 70 Denver metro area grocery stores.

King Soopers said they were working to file a temporary restraining order as strikes continue throughout Colorado.

Kim Cordova, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, has said staffing is one of the major issues for employees.

With a strike underway in several Front Range communities, King Soopers has sued the labor union that represents thousands of its employees.

The start of a two-week-long strike by thousands of Colorado King Soopers workers meant people on the picket lines and shoppers either choosing to cross those lines or avoiding King Soopers in favor of other grocery stores.

The union workers of Kroger-owned King Soopers grocery stores in the metro Denver, Boulder, Parker and Broomfield bargaining units voted to authorize an unfair labor practice strike, the union

King Soopers is seeking a temporary restraining order (TRO) in order to “protect the well-being of everyone” during an unfair labor practice strike that began in February. Workers in Adams, Arapahoe,

King Soopers says it's an issue of customer safety. The union says it's an attempt to silence and intimidate picketers.

The strike of King Soopers workers across Colorado that is expected to last two weeks may benefit local businesses this Valentine's Day.