Workers cheer restored Market Basket CEO

By Denise Lavoie

Published August 28, 2014 8:05pm ET

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Workers cheer restored Market Basket CEO — Market Basket meat manager Bob Dietz, of Methuen, Mass., center, raises his arms in celebration after watching a televised speech by restored Market Basket CEO Arthur T. Demoulas at a store location, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, in Chelsea. A six-week standoff between thousands of employees of the New England supermarket chain and management has ended with the news that beloved former CEO Demoulas is back in control after buying the entire company. Demoulas made his speech to workers in Tewksbury, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) | Steven Senne

BOSTON (AP) — As Arthur T. Demoulas made a triumphant return Thursday to lead the Market Basket supermarket chain, it was the words of his employees that summed up their fierce loyalty to him that led to a remarkable workers’ revolt that nearly crippled the New England chain but eventually put him back on top.

“We did it for you!” one employee yelled back at Demoulas as he addressed a crowd of supporters outside the company’s headquarters. “We love you!” shouted another.

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