LI Stop & Shop Workers Vote To Authorize Strike, Supermarket Confirms

LONG ISLAND, NY — Workers at Stop & Shop supermarkets across Long Island are preparing for a potential strike.

Members of UFCW Local 342 voted on Thursday to authorize a strike after several months of negotiations since their contract ended, the supermarket chain announced.

"Stop & Shop continues to negotiate in good faith with Local 342, which represents our meat, seafood, and deli associates in New York, and strike authorization votes are a standard part of the negotiation process. We are hopeful we will come to a fair new agreement," the supermarket said in a statement.

The supermarket chain has more than four dozen locations in Nassau and Suffolk.

Patch attempted to reach the union to comment on negotiations.