People's World: Supermarket Workers Fight to Bag a Fair Deal
NEW YORK - With the clock ticking towards a June 26 contract deadline, thousands of unionized supermarket workers are negotiating in an attempt to avoid a strike, but their employers at Stop and Shop, King Kullen and Pathmark are refusing to budge.
Their union, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1500, represents more than 16,000 workers at the three supermarket chains. The contract negotiations and potential strike affect stores across the city, and in neighboring Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties and Long Island, with possible repercussions in New Jersey and Connecticut.
As of press time, the union has called for mediation.
Local 1500 has alerted consumers to the possibility of a strike. With the July 4 holiday weekend approaching, the union is urging the public to make plans to buy their cookout ingredients and supplies at other supermarkets
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