Highlights from the negotiated settlement are now available by clicking here. Adobe acrobat reader, a free download, is required to read this document.

Please keep in mind these are only highlights intended to inform our members of contract changes. The entire collective bargaining agreement will be distributed to all members when printing is completed. Any questions concerning these contract modifications can be referred to your Union Representative.

Congratulations!

The 43,000 Stop & Shop Workers from all five UFCW New England locals have ratified a new three year contract with their employer bringing a close to an intense round of negotiations that almost resulted in a strike.

We here at UFCW Local 1459 congratulate all the workers who hung tough and showed the company your solidarity and willingness to stand up for yourselves and your families.

Highlights of the of the new contract will be distributed within the next few days. 

Workers ratify contract, 597-4At 9 a.m. this morning at the Holyoke Holiday Inn, over 600 workers from Western Massachusetts’ 16 Stop & Shop stores turned out to vote 597 to 4 in favor of accepting a new 3 year contract with Stop & Shop supermarkets. The United Food & Commercial Worker (UFCW), Local 1459 in Springfield, MA, negotiated the contract jointly with 4 other UFCW locals unions representing a total of 44,000 Stop & Shop workers throughout New England. Members from the four other locals are expected to ratify the contract today as well.

The Local 1459 bargaining team continued negotiations from Thursday to the present, including 36 hours of non-stop bargaining. The marathon sessions continued in an effort to hammer out a fair contract for our members. At this time, everything possible is being done to avert a strike and to keep our members working and the company healthy. Please make every effort to attend tomorrow's meeting. Thank you for you patience and strength.

In Solidarity,
Scott

Scott L. Macey, President