The inflatable rats are on the move, but they aren't heading toward Stop & Shop, as this Bostonist and his entourage feared. As the Globe reported yesterday, Stop & Shop's grocery worker strike was averted when the union and the company came to a last minute deal. Instead, it's Shaw's workers who are striking, a situation that's a lot less inconvenient for us.
The news came yesterday that Shaw's workers at a distribution warehouse in Methuen voted overwhelmingly to reject a new contract. The warehouse ships perishable food to "all Shaw's and Star Markets in Massachusetts and Rhode Island," which we estimate to be a lot.
Massachusetts Jobs with Justice has organized several rallies in solidarity with the striking workers, including one at Copley Square. Here are the details.
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