Page 2 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – Friday, April 19, 2019 STOP & SHOP | FROM PAGE 1 14 Norwood St., Everett, MA 02149 Phone: (617) 387-4900 Fax: (617) 381-1755 John Mackey, Esq. Patricia Ridge, Esq. * Katherine M. Brown, Esq. SABATINOINSURANCE AGENCY Call for a Quote 617-387-7466 Or email Rocco@sabatino-ins.com We cover: * Auto * Home * Boat * Renter * Condo * Life * Multi-Policy Discounts * Commercial 10% Discounts * Registry Service Also Available http://www.sabatino-ins.com SABATINO 564 Broadway Everett, MA 02149 617-387-7466 Hours of Operation are: Mondays - Fridays 9am to 5pm Saturdays by appointment only Shop’s parent company, Ahold Delhaize, generated a $2 billion profit in 2018. Ahold also received $507.1 million in tax breaks over the past two years. Union contract negotiations have been an ongoing point of contention since talks began on Jan. 14. The employees’ prior contract expired on Feb. 23. Therefore, for the fi rst time in three decades, 31,000 Stop & Shop employees left their jobs on April 11 and began picketing. “Instead of a contract that recognizes the value and hard work that our members provide every day, Stop & Shop has only proposed drastic cuts,” UFCW representatives said in a written statement, adding that self-checkout kiosks continue to replace front end associates. “The hard-working men and women at stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island are standing together to tell Stop & Shop that it is time to do the right thing. They have earned and deserve a good job that allows them to do what they do best: provide the very best customer service for New England communities.” UFCW representatives said Stop & Shop is proposing a dramatic increase in the cost of health insurance over the next three years. In addition, monthly pension benefits would be slashed by 32 percent, impacting recently hired full-time employees, while pay increases for part-time employees would be less than two percent. STOP & SHOP | SEE PAGE 22 State Rep. Joseph McGonagle (fourth from right) and Stop & Shop employees are pictured during the strike. (Courtesy Photo) Former City Councillor Jason Marcus (second from left) and Stop & Shop employees are pictured during the strike. (Courtesy Photo) Stop & Shop employees, who are also members of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, have continued to participate in the ongoing strike outside of the company’s Everett location on Revere Beach Parkway. (Advocate Photo by Christopher Roberson)
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