Stop & Shop will close Mass. distribution center if deal isn't reached by today

Teamsters Local 25 members protested outside the Stop & Shop distribution facility in Freetown, Massachusetts, on Feb. 21, 2025.

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/stop-shop-contract-dispute/3644349/

The company has said the warehouse in Freetown, Massachusetts, which has around 900 employees, will be shut down and the work will be outsourced if they cannot reach a deal with the Teamsters Local 25 union
By Alysha Palumbo and Thea DiGiammerino • Published 4 hours ago • Updated 2 hours ago

A strike is looming over Stop & Shop as an ongoing contract dispute reaches a key date.

Friday marks the deadline for a new contract agreement between the grocery chain and union workers at the distribution center in Freetown, Massachusetts. If that contract isn't reached, both sides have threatened to take action.

The company says without a deal, it will make plans to close the facility and outsource the work to a third party. The warehouse would not close Friday, but at a later date in June to allow ample time for the transition to a third-party distributor.

Stop & Shop says it’s seeking to reduce labor costs at the facility by implementing a new health plan.

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