Stop & Shop's employee union says the company is threatening to close a distribution center if workers there don't accept worse health care plans.
Stop & Shop and Teamsters Local 25 are in a contract dispute that could lead to a strike and the closure of a Massachusetts distribution center.
Health care plan negotiations at a Freetown distribution site could have widespread ramifications at Stop & Shop stores across New England.
Stop & Shop plans to close its Freetown, Mass. warehouse if Teamsters don't agree to concessions, impacting stores in the Southeast of New England.
The battle between Stop & Shop and union workers is heating up. Now, politicians in New England are weighing in on the labor fight. “As the state treasurers of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut,
The proposed six-year contract will keep the Freetown facility open, saving the jobs of 900 employees at the distribution center.
State treasurers in RI, CT and MA warn Stop & Shop of 'economic and operational consequences' amid dispute with Teamsters.
Stop & Shop — owned by the Netherlands-based Ahold Delhaize USA (OTCMKTS: ADRNY) — maintains that it has put a "fair labor savings goal" on the table that combines a "competitive healthcare plan" with a 25% increase in wages over five years.