State treasurers in RI, CT and MA warn Stop & Shop of 'economic and operational consequences' amid dispute with Teamsters.

Stop & Shop — owned by the Netherlands-based Ahold Delhaize USA (OTCMKTS: ADRNY) — maintains that it has put a "fair labor savings goal" on the table that combines a "competitive healthcare plan" with a 25% increase in wages over five years.

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.

"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."

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

Teamsters Local 25 and Stop & Shop have reached a tentative agreement for a new contract Friday, officials said in a release.

The state treasurers of Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut are urging Stop & Shop to resolve the ongoing contract dispute with the union that represents hundreds of workers at its

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

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

The State Treasurers of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut sent a letter to Ahold Delhaize, the owner of Stop & Shop, expressing “deep concern” regarding the ongoing dispute on workers’ healthcare coverage Tuesday.