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Biden, other pols rally around Stop & Shop workers

Biden, other pols rally around Stop & Shop workers

Former VP calls what company is doing ‘morally wrong’

By Sarah Betancourt Healthcare, Joe Biden, picket lines, Stop&Shop, The Download 0 Comments Apr 19, 2019

FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN got national media attention on Thursday when he spoke at a rally of striking Stop & Shop workers, saying, “This is wrong. This is morally wrong, what’s going on around this country. And I have had enough of it. I’m sick of it, and so are you.” While many showed(...)

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