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COVID-19: Stop & Shop Says It Will Hire 5,000 New Workers COVID-19: Stop & Shop Says It Will Hire 5,000 New Workers
Covid-19: Stop & Shop Says It Will Hire 5,000 New Workers Amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Stop & Shop has announced that it will be hiring at least 5,000 new associates for regular part-time positions in its stores, distribution centers and delivery operations across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. "These positions will provide support for customers at a time when our communities need it most," the company said in a statement released Thursday, March 26. "They will also create new professional opportunities for many across the region whose jobs have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic." The…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Stop & Shop Management, Union Continue Negotiations As Strike Reaches Fifth Day Stop & Shop Management, Union Continue Negotiations As Strike Reaches Fifth Day
Stop & Shop Management, Union Continue Negotiations As Strike Reaches Fifth Day Stop & Shop and the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) continued their negotiations Monday as 31,000 employees of the supermarket chain Ahold Delhaize USA continue to strike throughout New England, Supermarket News reports. The negotiations continued Monday, April 15 after running through the weekend. UFCW Locals 328, 371, 919, 1445 and 1459 walked off their jobs at over 240 Stop & Shop stores in New England April 11, said Supermarket News. When the strike began on Thursday, April 11, many stores were forced to close and customers were instructed to leave. But by Friday, …

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by Donna Christopher
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Stop & Shop Workers In CT, Two Other New England States Strike After Impasse In Negotiations Stop & Shop Workers In CT, Two Other New England States Strike After Impasse In Negotiations
Stop & Shop Workers In CT, Two Other New England States Strike After Impasse In Negotiations Following weeks of negotiations on a new contract, 31,000 Stop & Shop employees have walked out and announced they will be going on strike in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The two sides have been working for weeks to try and hammer out a new deal, though some UCFW union officials said that Stop & Shop operated in “bad faith.” As recently as Tuesday, April 9, the two sides were still exchanging proposals and attempting to find a middle ground. “Today, at 1:15 pm, (on April 11) the United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1445 members who work at Stop & Shop will …

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by Zak Failla