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Still No Contract On Seventh Day Of Stop & Shop Workers' Strike Still No Contract On Seventh Day Of Stop & Shop Workers' Strike
Still No Contract On Seventh Day Of Stop & Shop Workers' Strike It's day seven of the Stop & Shop workers' strike and there is no resolution.  In a statement from UFCW Locals on Stop & Shop negotiations on Tuesday, Apirl 16, the five United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local Unions (328, 371, 1445, 1459, and 919) responded to the supermarket giant's advertising campaign. The locals are currently negotiating with Stop & Shop Supermarket stores following a 31,000-employee walkout in New England in protest of the company’s proposed cuts to healthcare, wages, and retirement security. “Stop & Shop’s latest proposal will dra…

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by Donna Christopher
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Most Connecticut Stop & Shop Stores Open Amid Strike, Picket Lines Most Connecticut Stop & Shop Stores Open Amid Strike, Picket Lines
Most Connecticut Stop & Shop Stores Open Amid Strike, Picket Lines Stop & Shop is stocking its stores with a host of replacement workers after 31,000 employees throughout Connecticut and New England walked out amid contentious labor negotiations. The strike by United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1445 members started at 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 11) at Stop & Shop stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.’’ In response, Stop & Shop will rely on replacement workers and its automated aisles until the two sides can hammer out a deal, which hinges on employees’ complaints over healthcare, pension benefits and other concerns. …

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by Zak Failla
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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