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Michael Dunleavy

During the worker-led protest, posters of Market Basket's CEO, Arthur T. Demoulas, were plastered to the walls of this grocery store in Somerville, Mass. Arthur T, as he was affectionately called, recently regained control of the company after the board f

It’s not every day that workers fight for a beloved CEO — and win

Business

The power struggle at Market Basket, a New England grocery chain, made international news and shut down much of the chain’s operations. Workers and suppliers went on strike when their beloved CEO was fired in a family feud. And the workers actually won.

Michael Dunleavy walks down an empty aisle of the Market Basket grocery store he manages in Somerville, Mass.

A beloved grocery chain where immigrants shop and work is now in jeopardy

Culture
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