Service & Solidarity Spotlight: New England UFCW Members Ratify New Agreements with Stop & Shop; Secure Raises and Other Benefits

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Five United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) locals in New England have ratified new four-year contracts with Stop & Shop.

The agreements reached by locals 328, 371, 919, 1445 and 1459 cover a total of 28,000 workers in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. The previous contracts at the regional supermarket chain were set to expire later this month.

“In addition to annual wage increases, this proposed agreement preserves the strength
and stability of our health insurance and pension benefits, maintaining the high
standards that our membership has worked hard to achieve,” said the UFCW Local 1459’s bargaining committee in the union’s tentative agreement announcement.