Markey Urges Stop & Shop to Resolve Contract Dispute with Union
Reports Indicate Company Hiring Replacement Workers at Higher Rate
WASHINGTON (February 13, 2013) – Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today expressed concern over the grocery chain Stop & Shop’s reported hiring of replacement workers, and at a higher wage than unionized workers, in the company’s ongoing negotiations for a collective bargaining agreement with Stop & Shop employees and the United Food & Commercial Workers.