Biden, who is expected to enter the Democratic presidential race shortly, met workers outside a store in BostonвЂ™s Dorchester neighborhood. Warren, a Massachusetts senator, stood on a picket line on 12 April in Somerville, saying she would fight for the вЂњdignity of working peopleвЂќ. Multiple public figures came out in support of the workers. Workers in New York and New Jersey were not on strike. Stop & Shop is a subsidiary of Dutch giant Ahold Delhaize, with 415 stores across the US north-east. вЂњEspecially during Passover, when weвЂ™re celebrating freedom from slavery, thatвЂ™s particularly egregious.вЂќ вЂњThe food that youвЂ™re buying is the product of oppressed labor and thatвЂ™s not kosher,вЂќ Rabbi Barbara Penzner, of Temple Hillel BвЂ™nai Torah, a reconstructionist synagogue in Boston, said last week. A number of rabbis in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island advised their congregations not to cross picket lines. The company limited its offerings amid the strikes, affecting Passover shopping.

вЂњThe agreement preserves healthcare and retirement benefits, provides wage increases, and maintains time-and-a-half pay on Sunday for current members.вЂќ вЂњUnder this proposed contract, our members will be able to focus on continuing to help customers in our communities enjoy the best shopping experience possible and to keep Stop & Shop the number one grocery store in New England,вЂќ the union said. It said workers went on strike from 11 April to protest the companyвЂ™s proposed cuts to healthcare, take-home pay and other benefits. The UFCW said вЂњtoday is a powerful victory for the 31,000 hardworking men and women of Stop & Shop who courageously stood up to fight for what all New Englanders wantвЂќ. вЂњWe deeply appreciate the patience and understanding of our customers during this time, and we look forward to welcoming them back to Stop & Shop.вЂќ вЂњOur associatesвЂ™ top priority will be restocking our stores so we can return to taking care of our customers and communities and providing them with the service they deserve,вЂќ the company said. It is subject to ratification votes by United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union local groups, the company said. The three-year agreement includes wage increases for all associates and maintains healthcare coverage, according to news releases from both parties. One rabbi said the way the company treated its workers was вЂњparticularly egregiousвЂќ during a holiday about вЂњcelebrating freedom from slaveryвЂќ. The action attracted support from presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg and former vice-president Joe Biden, as well as the New England Jewish community, whose Passover shopping was affected.

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