REVERE Vol. 29, No. 16 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net At The Hop Have a Happy Easter & a Blessed Passover! ADVOCATE Free Every Friday 781-286-8500 Friday, April 19, 2019 Revere shows its support for Stop & Shop workers State Rep. RoseLee Vincent (third from left) with Stop & Shop employees during the strike on April 14. (Courtesy Photo) By Tara Vocino Mayor Brian Arrigo, and his lovely wife, Daveen, dressed as a Pink Lady from the musical “Grease,” at the Spring Fling Sock Hop on Sunday at the Beachmont Veterans of Foreign Wars. See page 9 for photo highlights. By Tara Vocino H undreds of guests took a journey into nostalgia as they dusted off their poodle skirts and saddle shoes and traveled back in time to the Fabulous Fifties during a Spring Fling Sock Hop hosted by Mayor Brian Arrigo at the Beachmont Veterans of Foreign Wars on Sunday afternoon. Dinerstyle food was cooked outside on the grill while many guests came in costume from the fifties era and from the musical “Grease.” The Memory Laners sang jukebox favorites. SOCK HOP | SEE PAGE 9 O n Friday, Stop & Shop employees asked customers not to cross the picket line at two Revere locations where associates are fighting for a better contract. Approximately 31,000 associates in the northeast walked off the job last Thursday around 1 p.m. and are still on strike. According to Stop & Shop spokeswoman Stephanie Shuman, the company has not proposed any changes to paid vacation time, holidays or sick leave for current associates. New full-time associates (hired after Feb. 23) will earn five sick days at the beginning of the year. Healthcare costs would increase slightly over time. “Current associate cost for family health care is $26/week,” Shuman said. “That would increase to $30/week, as of July 1, 2019; $34/week, as of March 1, 2020 and $38/week, as of March 1, 2021.” Shuman went on to say that the company is proposing to increase its pension fund contributions to maintain current accrual rates for full-time and vested part-time associates. Previously accrued pension benefits are locked in and will not be cut by the company, she said. The proposal does not address co-pays for medical services. Minimal changes to prescription co-pays have been proposed, according to Shuman. There isn’t any elimination of Sunday premium pay for any associates, and part-time asSTOP & SHOP | SEE PAGE 16 Easter on Ice ANGELO’S "Over 40 Years of Excellence!" 1978-2019 Regular Unleaded $2.579 Mid Unleaded $2.689 Super $2.759 Diesel Fuel $2.899 KERO $4.759 Diesel $2.699 FULL SERVE Happy Easter HEATING OIL 24-Hour Burner Service Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) Open an account and order online at: www.angelosoil.com (781) 231-3500 (781) 231-3003 367 LINCOLN AVE • SAUGUS • OPEN 7 DAYS $ $2.55 GALLON GALLON 3.43 We accept: MasterCard * Visa * & Discover 100 Gal. Min. 24 Hr. Service 781-286-2602 Price Subject to Change without notice Noah Goodwin, 11, Kon Chong, 9, the Easter Bunny, Matthew Duggan, Jaydee D’Angelo, 10, Jaxon Duggan, 6, and Mikaela Duggan. See photos and story on on page 5. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino) Prices subject to change FLEET
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