Overview

• Joe Schmidt and Tom Gordon were terminated for insubordination after allegedly encouraging employees to slow operations and launch an unauthorized media campaign.
• The board promoted Chuck Casassa to director of operations, Kevin Feole to director of grocery operations and Steve Paulenka to director of strategic planning.
• Law firm Quinn Emanuel remains on retainer to investigate rumors of a planned work stoppage echoing the 2014 protests.
• Chief Executive Arthur T. Demoulas continues on paid leave as the family dispute over control and succession at the $8 billion chain persists.
• Ownership is split with Demoulas holding 28% and his three sisters controlling a 60% voting bloc, intensifying the boardroom power struggle.