Pembroke, New Hampshire Food Warehouse Truck Drivers' Strike Enters Second Week; Pension Dispute Still Unresolved
The union strike by truck drivers at the Associated Grocers warehouse in Pembroke, New Hampshire, has entered its second week, with no public sign as of the 14th that the strike is about to end. The strike began on November 4, after contract negotiations broke down over pensions: the company wants to eliminate the company pension and replace it with a 401(k) savings plan, which the union opposes. About 255 drivers, warehouse workers, and mechanics from Teamsters Local 633 are taking part in the strike, with picketers still stationed at the warehouse entrance and vehicles often parked along Clane Road. The company is currently keeping the warehouse running with non-union employees. Pembroke Police Chief Dawn Shea said there has been no violence or vandalism since the strike began, and police assign two officers on duty at the site 24 hours a day. Union members are also handing out flyers to shoppers outside Sully's supermarket in Allenstown, about four miles away, urging a boycott of the store. Associated Grocers is a cooperative with about 1,000 independent member stores, founded in Concord in 1946 and renamed Associated Grocers of New England this year.
Source: New England News Press
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