"The company has built a strong customer base over decades, in part because consumers trust that it treats its workers fairly," the treasurers wrote. "A labor dispute of this magnitude risks eroding that trust, driving loyal customers to competitors and causing lasting damage to Stop & Shop's brand."

The proposed six-year contract will keep the Freetown facility open, saving the jobs of 900 employees at the distribution center.

Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island treasurers urge Stop & Shop to negotiate with Teamsters Local 25 to avoid potential picketing.

Teamsters Local 25 members protested outside the Stop & Shop distribution facility in Freetown, Massachusetts, on Feb. 21, 2025. A looming strike by Stop & Shop workers was averted Friday afternoon, as the grocery and a union for its associates announced a contract dispute had been resolved with a tentative agreement.

Teamsters Local 25 and Stop & Shop have agreed on a tentative six-year contract that will keep the Freetown, Mass., distribution center open and preserve about 900 jobs, Local 25 announced in a press release on Friday.

Teamsters Local 25 and Stop & Shop reached the tentative six-year agreement, which covers the grocery chain's distribution center workers in Freetown, Mass.

Union leaders say the agreement guarantees that the facility will remain open and they also secured the largest wage increase in workers' history and strengthen benefits.

Union leaders have accused the company of threatening to strip workers of their union health care at the grocery chain's Massachusetts distribution center.

The five United Food & Commercial Workers union locals that represent Stop & Shop employees in New England have vowed to strike in solidarity with the Teamsters. Stop & Shop. This