Kim Cordova, President UFCW 7, left, speaks about the Kroger and Albertsons merger during a news conference outside the federal courthouse before a hearing on the merger on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Portland, Ore. Rickee Nelson, UFCW Local 7 member and grocery store worker, center, and Jessi Crowley, a pharmacist at Albertsons-owned Pavilions, right, listen. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)