Stop & Shop faces Sunday vote.

From: Connecticut Post | Date: March 8, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Rob Varnon

Mar. 8--Approximately 43,000 unionized Stop & Shop workers in three states will have a new contract or begin walking picket lines Sunday, according to union officials. Brian Petronella, president of United Food & Commercial Workers Local 371, said Wednesday the five locals representing workers in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts have scheduled votes on a new contract for Sunday. The locals delivered a comprehensive contract to Stop & Shop negotiators Saturday and the two sides took a break from bargaining to allow the company to go over the ...

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