By Emily Swanson
Source: Bronx Times
Union workers at the grocery delivery company FreshDirect are preparing for a possible strike over the company’s proposal to outsource more deliveries to a third-party company.
FreshDirect’s drivers, runners and loaders are represented by United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 2013, which has a bargaining unit of about 670 employees.
The current contract, which expired at the end of 2025 and was extended until Feb. 6, allows 14% of deliveries to be handled by third parties. In negotiations, FreshDirect is now proposing to increase that number to 40% this year, 50% in 2027 and 60% in 2028, which UFCW members say will result in the loss of union jobs.
