Stop & Shop employees across New England are preparing to strike over a contract dispute involving the potential closure of a distribution warehouse in Freetown, Massachusetts. The company plans to transition to a third-party operator unless union workers give up their healthcare plan, a move the Teamsters Local 25 claims is union busting. In response, the union is threatening to picket every Stop & Shop location in the region, with support from other labor groups. Negotiations have stalled, and without an agreement, the warehouse could close by the end of the month.
See "Thousands of Stop & Shop employees across New England announce possible strike", Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, February 20, 2025