New Film Examines Market Basket Saga
Concord — There was an air of pleasant routine amid the hustle and bustle at the Fort Eddy Road Market Basket in Concord on Monday. Just as the sun poked through some rain clouds, 85-year-old Kay Helms exited through the store’s automatic door, her cart pushed and eventually emptied by employee Daniel Beldin. The two had just met that day. “I just had a big order,” said Helms, who lives in Bow, N.H. Moments later, 88-year-old Fred...
Market Basket Movie Nears Release
Boston — One of the most remarkable work stoppages in U.S. labor history soon will be the subject of a documentary film. Food Fight: Inside the Battle for Market Basket is being edited and is scheduled to be released in the fall, said director Jay Childs, a New Hampshire-based film maker who’s been working on the project for two years. The documentary is about the yearslong power struggle between cousins Arthur T. Demoulas and Arthur...
