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Shaw’s store shelves may go empty as delivery drivers go on strike
The union representing truck drivers and mechanics at Shaw s supermarkets in Maine and New England says its members are on strike as of Monday morning.
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A labor dispute involving truck drivers and mechanics at Shaw’s supermarkets in Maine and New England could lead to empty store shelves for local shoppers.
A representative of the Teamsters Local Union No. 340 in South Portland issued a statement early Monday saying the workers were going on strike as of 5:30 a.m.
He said the drivers and mechanics involved are responsible for keeping the store shelves stocked at Shaw’s and Star Market locations throughout Maine and New England.
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Randy Willis, left, and other drivers with Shaw s supermarkets walk a picket line as a truck leaves the Shaw s distribution facility in Wells on Monday. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer
A labor dispute involving truck drivers and mechanics for Shaw’s supermarkets in Maine led to a strike Monday that the grocery chain vowed to resolve this week.
A representative of the Teamsters Local Union No. 340 in South Portland issued a statement early Monday saying the workers were going on strike as of 5:30 a.m.
He said most of the the striking workers are drivers who deliver dry goods and groceries from a distribution center in Wells to 122 Shaw’s stores around New England. The others are mechanics in Scarborough who maintain the trucks.
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