IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2026
ACME CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS President John T. Niccollai reported today that the Union contract committee met with the ACME Markets contract committee at 10:00 a.m. this morning.  Although the parties agree that our medical plan has substantial reserves, the company is still adamant that both full-time and part-time members must co-pay for their healthcare. They cite the fact that others around the country, in all industries, are co-paying for healthcare and it is now the time for us to co-pay as well.  The Union committee continues to reject this position and it appears more unlikely...
Notice of Privacy Practices
Important Notice about Welfare Service Benefit Fund Notice of Privacy Practices The Welfare Service Benefit Fund (“Fund”) recently updated its Notice of Privacy Practices, which describes how the Fund uses your protected health information to administer your benefits and your rights regarding such information. If you would like to receive a copy of the updated Notice of Privacy Practices, please contact the Fund Office at (973) 256-5803 or click the link below:  
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2026
ACME CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS  President John T. Niccollai reported today that the Union contract committee and the ACME Markets contract committee met today after the negotiations had previously broken down over the issue of co-pay healthcare. As you will recall, the company had taken the position that members must co-pay medical costs since that is what is happening in contracts across the entire country.  During the break in negotiations, the Union professionals and the ACME professionals carefully analyzed the projected increase in costs in healthcare over the next several years,...
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2026
ACME CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS President John T. Niccollai reported today that contract negotiations scheduled for Tuesday, January 27, 2026, have been canceled because the company refuses to modify or remove their demand that members must co-pay for healthcare benefits. President Niccollai stated, “We will not participate in a meeting which is solely about how much the company can extract from us by way of an enormous give back.”  Obviously, this latest event is a serious setback to our desire to reach a contract worthy of ratification by the membership. As with all negotiations, the “bull...