Emily Swanson at The Bronx Times reports 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. Longtime workers say their main fight is not about increasing wages or benefits - but preserving job stability. 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 February 6th, 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. 

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