After weeks of Teamsters Local 25 union members condemning Stop & Shop's threatening to strip workers of benefits, a new 6-year contract was reached.

The proposed six-year contract will keep the Freetown facility open, saving the jobs of 900 employees at the distribution center.

Teamsters Local 25 and Stop & Shop announced on Friday they’ve reached a tentative agreement on a new contract for employees at a Massachusetts distribution center. The tentative agreement is for six years for associates at Stop & Shop’s distribution center in Freetown,

Stop & Shop and the union representing hundreds of workers at the supermarket giant's Freetown distribution center have reached a tentative agreement to resolve a contract dispute.