The union representing striking King Soopers workers has denounced a lawsuit filed by the grocery chain that calls the workers' actions "unsafe." The union said King Soopers was trying to "silence its own workers.

A Denver District Court judge on Friday rejected most of King Soopers' request for a temporary restraining order as a strike against the company enters its second week. District Judge Sarah B. Wallace did impose some restrictions on how employees can behave on picket lines, saying certain conduct could pose safety risks.

"I go home and I'll cook a big pot of soup and bring it out when most everybody's here and good and tired and drained, so at least they're full.”