STOP & SHOP NEGOTIATION UPDATE

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

UFCW Local 328 President Dave Fleming has given the company a termination notice ending the current collective bargaining agreement effective twelve noon on Friday. From that point forward the local union can call a strike and pull the members at any point and time without any further notice. The two main issues that are still unresolved that are significantly far apart are the company’s demand for higher employee contributions for the health insurance and a very low wage proposal that has no general wage increase on the front end. The sad part is that there are also other issues that are still open, such as the company requesting for future full timers to receive a lesser pension and that new hired part timers should receive less holidays.

We were hoping that the move that was made yesterday would bring the company to the table with a fair proposal. We still hope that a fair package will be presented to us by the company in the course of today and tomorrow, up until the time that our collective bargaining agreement ends.

I don’t understand how a company that has made such an incredible amount of money and has the number one market share in all of New England would risk not only their company, but their employees, when they obviously can afford to put a fair deal on the table. I feel our members are united and I feel our members are strong.

I believe that our members do not really want to strike, but they will absolutely strike if the contract offer is not fair.

Remember:

Your strength is your unity and your unity is your strength.

In Solidarity,

Dave Fleming

Dave Fleming, President
UFCW Local 328