Related: Stop & Shop's Scabs
"Stop & Shop union backs strike in 3 states; Talks authorized through Saturday" by Steven Rosenberg, Globe Staff | February 22, 2010
Despite voting to authorize a strike yesterday, Stop & Shop union workers gave their union leadership and management another week to reach a new labor contract.
While the company’s contracts with more than 40,000 employees expired Saturday, the five unions representing those workers in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut agreed to resume negotiating tomorrow. Under the extension, no work stoppage could occur until after midnight Saturday.
Yesterday, union workers unanimously endorsed the strike authorization in the three New England states....
I won't cross a picket line.
Jim Carvalho, a union representative for the 10,000 eastern Massachusetts Stop & Shop employees, said depending on the progress of the discussions, the unions could agree to a further temporary extension or begin a strike after Saturday.
Stop & Shop spokeswoman Faith Weiner said that all 240 stores in the three states would remain open this week. As part of a strike contingency plan, Stop & Shop has placed help-wanted ads in newspapers....
That is a union-busting tactic. Not exactly a good-faith effort by management.
Carvalho said the strike vote occurred after company negotiators insisted that union workers increase contributions to their health insurance and pension plans. He said the company also has been unwilling to give annual wage increases and wants employees to accept bonuses instead. Carvalho would not say how much of a health premium increase the company sought.
“Our members are frustrated with the company’s negative approach to negotiations,’’ said Carvalho. “At a time when Stop & Shop profits are increasing, it’s disappointing to our members that they would ask them to pay more and not receive any wage increases.’’
All businesses are the same here in AmeriKa.
The Quincy-based Stop & Shop is owned by
But stiff the workers!
Haven't seen a picket line yet.
"Union, Stop & Shop to keep negotiating
Contract negotiations between Quincy-based Stop & Shop and five New England unions are set to resume tomorrow, a week after supermarket workers voted to authorize a strike. Stop & Shop spokeswoman Faith Weiner said both sides negotiated all weekend until noon yesterday and were making progress. The labor contract covering 36,000 meat cutters, cashiers, and other supermarket workers in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut expired last month. The two sides are battling over increasing contributions to health care and other issues (AP)."
