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CT Stop & Shop Employees Vote To Strike CT Stop & Shop Employees Vote To Strike
CT Stop & Shop Employees Vote To Strike Hundreds of Stop & Shop employees in Connecticut voted unanimously to go on strike as they continue contract negotiations. More than 600 members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 371 union in Westport authorized the strike, which they’ve been threatening since their contract with the retailer expired last month. The declaration came a day before negotiations were scheduled to resume between the two sides. The vote means a strike may be called at any time, but doesn't mean a strike will definitely happen. Other area unions, including the Local 1459, 919 and 328, …

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Stop & Shop Workers Considering Strike Stop & Shop Workers Considering Strike
Stop & Shop Workers Considering Strike Thousands of Stop & Shop employees could go on strike as their contract with the company expired over the weekend. Members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1445 union “overwhelmingly” voted to authorize a potential strike as they continue negotiating with Stop & Shop officials. The workers voted on Sunday morning that they are prepared to strike if they don’t receive a new contract with the company. The negotiations largely hinge on health insurance, pensions, vacation time and other benefits, with the union claiming that Stop & Shop is “looking to degrade the qua…

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