“This morning the company made several suggestions to the federal mediators to encourage further bargaining,” the statement said.

“The mediators gave those proposals to the Locals late in the morning. The Locals provided no counter proposals to the mediators and simply stated they were proceeding with their plans.”

According to the Courant, the unions are concerned about proposed cuts in health care and retirement benefits in the current offer.

Jeff Bollen, the president of UFCW Local 1445, said in a video posted on the union’s website that the two sides were “still miles apart” and union members were “done playing games.”