Apwu133 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Web News Article #: 26-2019 On Thursday, Apr. 11, nearly 31,000 workers at over 240 Stop & Shop grocery stores in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut walked out, beginning a strike that stretched into a seventh day on Wednesday. The workers, unionized under five New England-based locals of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), began the strike after months of negotiations with Stop & Shop reached an impasse and the collective bargaining agreement expired on Feb. 23. The strike is the largest private-sector work stoppage in the United States since 2016’s Verizon strike by members of the Communications Workers of America. View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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