Stop & Shop, Union Reach Tentative Agreement

QUINCY — At 4 a.m. Monday, negotiators reached tentative agreement on a new contract for 40,000 Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. employees.

Presidents of the five union locals said the new contract is being vetted by legal counsel. After the review is finished, each local will schedule meetings for voting by the rank and file.

Stop & Shop spokeswoman Suzi Robinson confirmed the tentative agreement Monday.

The negotiations affect employees at 250 stores in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.

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