BOSTON (WHDH) - Former Vice President Joe Biden will be in the Bay State on Thursday to speak at a rally in support of the 31,000 Stop & Shop union workers who walked off the job last week.
Biden, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, and Stop & Shop members from United Food & Commercial Workers Locals 328, 371, 919, 1445, and 1459, will gather at the Stop & Shop at South Bay Center in Dorchester.
Stop & Shop workers are protesting the company’s proposed cuts to healthcare and take-home pay, as well as alleged unlawful conduct by the company during negotiations.
Workers have been negotiating a new contract with Stop & Shop representatives since January.
Stop & Shop’s parent company, Ahold Delhaize, saw over $2 billion in profit in 2018.
The rally is slated to get underway at 2 p.m.
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