AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2021
STATE OF NEW YORK CHILDCARE ESSENTIAL WORKER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM President Niccollai reported that our International Union notified us today that Governor Cuomo has enacted a $25 million Childcare Scholarship Program for Essential Workers, which includes our members working in the Food Industry in New York. The process to apply for this program is online and rather than attempting to cover all aspects of the program, we will provide the link and interested New York members can proceed directly. Those wishing to participate in the Child Care Scholarship Program should log on to the following...
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 2021
POSITIVE PROGRESS ON KINGS AND ACME CONTRACT RAISES AND RETRO PAY President Niccollai reported today that as everyone is aware, your Union has been in constant contact with every possible source in order to get our contract raises and retro pay money from Kings Supermarkets and ACME Markets.  Apparently our efforts are now turning out to be successful and the wage raises may hit in as early as the first or second week in July; the retro pay should follow shortly thereafter. I have personally had numerous and extensive meetings and conversations with Dan Dosenbach and Joan Williams who...
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2021
RAISES AND RETRO PAY FOR MEMBERS OF KINGS SUPERMARKETS AND ACME MARKETS President Niccollai reported today that several members have inquired as to the status of the raises and retro pay for our Brothers and Sisters of Kings and ACME. As we all know, both Kings and ACME were purchased by Albertson’s through the Bankruptcy Court.  Your Union bargained hard with the purchasers and we managed to successfully maintain all the terms and conditions of our prior contract.  Prospectively, we were also able to exceed the amazing terms and conditions of our Industry Contract from these...
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2021
WAGE INCREASES IN COMPANY SELECTED STORES AND DEPARTMENTS President Niccollai reported today that it has come to your Union’s attention that several of our Employers are unilaterally granting wage increases in stores and departments they select because of alleged difficulty in staffing the stores. We want all members to understand that your Union certainly has no objection to our members receiving wage increases, in fact, we encourage it.  What is unfair, inequitable and discriminatory is the fact that Employers are not granting these starting wage rate increases Company-wide to all...