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A&P employees, shoppers take concerns to court

"Not only am I losing a job that I love and value, I will be losing the seniority rights that I worked hard for and benefits that my husband and I desperately need." — Dianne Reilly Related stories: • A&P to issue layoff notices at all stores • Additional coverage of A&P's Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Jon Springer, Executive Editor

August 11, 2015

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Shoppers and employees of A&P are pleading with the judge overseeing the retailer’s bankruptcy case to keep them in mind as he rules.

The following letters, addressed to Judge Robert B. Drain at U.S. Bankruptcy Court in White Plains, N.Y., cite sacrifices workers made during A&P’s 2010 bankruptcy, and ask that displaced workers be provided with severance pay and a continuation of medical and other benefits.

"I'm sorry, they lied," says this Pathmark employee.

 

'Ask yourself, who would work at a place that would make us give back pay, lost vacation, sick and personal time?'

From an A&P shopper: 

'A&P did nothing to keep itself competitive,' according to this SuperFresh butcher

A senior worker at Pathmark pleads for continued health benefits

About the Author

Jon Springer

Executive Editor

Jon Springer is executive editor of Winsight Grocery Business with responsibility for leading its digital news team. Jon has more than 20 years of experience covering consumer business and retail in New York, including more than 14 years at the Retail/Financial desk at Supermarket News. His previous experience includes covering consumer markets for KPMG’s Insiders; the U.S. beverage industry for Beverage Spectrum; and he was a Senior Editor covering commercial real estate and retail for the International Council of Shopping Centers. Jon began his career as a sports reporter and features editor for the Cecil Whig, a daily newspaper in Elkton, Md. Jon is also the author of two books on baseball. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English-Journalism from the University of Delaware. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his family.

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