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Petition Opposes Rumored Giant Store Closing in Salisbury

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A petition drive has begun to oppose closing the Giant store in Salisbury.

The Salisbury Daily Times reports that as of April 11th a website had listed around 500 completed petitions.

The Daily Times reports that SaveOurGiant.com is registered to the Towson office of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union.

An official with Local 27 confirmed to the paper that it has created the website.

But the paper said the official declined to comment further.

There have been rumors that the store in Salisbury might be closed.

The Daily Times reports that Giant’s parent company said there were no expected store closures.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.