FREETOWN – Teamsters Local 25 says a tentative labor agreement has been reached at the Stop & Shop distribution center in Freetown.
The union says the six-year agreement will boost wages and benefits for over 900 workers. Teamsters says the wage increase is a record amount in the workers’ history.
The grocery store chain faced a potential strike after announcing potential plans to close the Freetown facility last month.
In a statement provided by the union, Governor Maura Healey said, “I am proud to have stood with the Teamsters to ensure these good-paying union jobs stay in Massachusetts. Keeping the Freetown distribution center open while securing strong wages and benefits is a win for these workers and our entire state.”
Stop & Shop store workers across New England went on strike for eleven days in 2019, which cost the company an estimated $345 million.
By Jim McCabe, CapeCod.com NewsCenter