464A News

May 14, 2012 - The all too familiar bad news coming out of the financial sector announcing yet again the inability to account for billions of dollars defies comprehension. We in the labor movement are subject to prosecution and incarceration for the most minor record-keeping errors or omissions. Yet our co-equals in the business world have the luxury of either losing or failing to understand what became of billions of dollars. Unfortunately, the captains of finance need not have the slightest concern for reprisal or recrimination.

May 9, 2012 - In the wake of a growing scandal surrounding allegations of systematic bribery by Wal-Mart’s Mexican unit, Wal-Mart de Mexico, the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) has returned $50,000 in Wal-Mart gift cards intended to support the Democrats’ Convention scheduled for later this year in North Carolina. The New York Times reported last month that the United Sates Justice Department is investigating Wal-Mart and several of its executives for violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

May 2, 2012 - The Union Busting tactics we recently saw in Wisconsin and Ohio, pale in comparison to the plot hatched by Anti-Union radicals posing as journalists in a concerted effort to destroy the Labor Movement. These partisans will resort to writing stories comprised of factual distortions, half-truths and outright lies in an attempt to turn Union Members against one another and against their Leadership.

Lets look carefully at the planned scenario of their propaganda structured to anger our Brothers and Sisters.

1. The Radicals contend Union Leaders are grossly over-paid.

April 30, 2012 - In this election year it seems fashionable to talk about the top one percent, those who receive annual incomes greater than ninety-nine percent of all other wage earners. The debate centers upon whether or not these earnings are excessive or perhaps even obscene.

April 30, 2012 - (Washington, D.C.) - Joe Hansen, International President of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) and Chair of Change to Win, today released the following statement in response to the New York Times expose of Walmart’s corruption and purported cover-up by senior company officials.

April 13, 2012 - UFCW Local 464A President, John T. Niccollai, announced at 2:00 PM today (April 13), that ballot boxes were opened and secret ballots tallied resulting in the following decision by Local 464A Foodtown members:

199 – Yes to ratify the Company’s proposal

1 – No to reject and strike

1 – Voided ballot

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201 – Total

Vote Ratification Ratio 199 to 1

April 12, 2012 - April 12, 2012 - UFCW Local 464A President, John T. Niccollai announced today (April 12) at 4:30 PM that the Union has received a final contract proposal from Foodtown, which will be submitted to the Membership tomorrow, April 13, at store-level for ratification. Niccollai classified this final proposal as outstanding and, in light of Foodtown’s economic concerns, nothing short of amazing.

April 2, 2012 - April 2, 2012 - President Niccollai reported on the results of the Foodtown Strike Authorization Vote as follows:

Yes Votes - 192

No Votes - 8

Authorization to strike approved by a ratio of 24 to 1.

"As our Foodtown members know, we will be continuing our negotiations with the Company under a second and what we view as a final, two-week Contract Extension." All terms will be retroactive to March 18, 2012.

March 30, 2012 - President Niccollai reported early this afternoon (March 30, 2012), that the Contract Committees from Shop Rite, Stop & Shop and Kings opened and tallied the returned Secret Ballots regarding the Final Contract Offer. The results are as follows:

SHOP RITE
Yes Votes - 2,079
No Votes - 95
Void Ballots - 1
Ratification Ratio: 23 to 1 in favor of approval.

STOP & SHOP
Yes Votes - 855
No Votes - 30
Void Ballots - 4
Ratification Ratio: 28 to 1 in favor of approval.

KINGS
Yes Votes - 217
No Votes - 6
Void Ballots - 0

March 29, 2012 - President Niccollai reported today that he is appalled at the under-handed tactics being employed by some Foodtown Owners in an attempt to mislead and confuse the membership.