Sixteen to 20 people were arrested on charges including disorderly conduct and assault and battery, police said.
Striking truckers used tractor-trailers to block the exits at New England's largest wholesale food distributor Monday and prevented some workers from leaving, resulting in as many as 20 arrests, police said.
Sixteen to 20 people were arrested on charges including disorderly conduct and assault and battery, he said. After the arrests, traffic started to flow safely. Houston-based Sysco, which has distribution facilities across the country, supplies food to schools, hospitals, nursing homes and restaurants.
"While we are disappointed in the Teamsters leadership's ongoing decision to have our employees out on strike without letting them vote, we respect their right to do so under the law," the company said."What we can't respect is violence, disorderly conduct, intimidation, or threats, on or off the strike line, targeting our employees, vendors, customers, or the public."
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