The Labor Wire – April 12, 2019

Some 31,000 members of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) are on strike at Stop & Shop supermarkets across New England, walking off the job to fight back against slashed health care benefits. Stand with our brothers and sisters today and sign UFCW’s petition demanding that executives agree to a fair contract that reflects the true value of their workers.

Message of the Day—Support Stop & Shop Workers

Thanks to the tireless labor of tens of thousands of working people, Stop & Shop is thriving. Its parent company, Ahold Delhaize, recorded profits of more than $2 billion last year. Over the past three years, its shareholders have pocketed $4 billion in stock buybacks.

Yet, Stop & Shop executives want even more—and they’re targeting the same workers who built that immense wealth. Going nearly two months without a contract, UFCW members have faced threats to their wages, health care, retirement and overall livelihoods.

Walking out of more than 240 stores throughout New England, working people are standing up for their most fundamental rights and dignities in the country’s largest private-sector work stoppage in years.

Stand with them in this fight: Sign UFCW’s petition—and don’t cross a picket line!

Quote of the Day

“We have your back. Stand strong, brothers and sisters. The entire labor movement is standing with you.” — AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka (UMWA) to striking UFCW members

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Support Stop & Shop workers!

 

 

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