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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.