AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2020   COVID-19 UPDATE   DRAFT OF LETTER DEMANDING CONTINUATION OF HAZARD PAY     May 29, 2020   Dear Employer:   We of the UFCW are sending this notice collectively as a Region to prevent the elimination of Employee Hazard Pay at this time.  Factually, any actions taken to modify the present program could only be viewed as ill-advised and a glaring example of Corporate Greed.   We are hard-pressed to understand how any rational corporate executive could view...
  AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2020 UPDATE ON COVID-19 PANDEMIC UNION NEGOTIATED EXTENSION OF BONUS PAY FOR THOSE WORKING AND HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR THOSE ON CORONA LEAVE President Niccollai reported today that the Union has contacted our Employers and has been successful with negotiations on several issues vital to our membership. First, we have extended Bonus Pay into next month, which was due to expire under the initial program.  Your Union emphasized the fact that our members are the heroes keeping the food flow open to the public...
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2020 UPDATE ON COVID-19 PANDEMIC LOCAL UFCW UNIONS, ALONG WITH OUR INTERNATIONAL, CONTINUE TO DEMAND GREATER SAFETY AND ECONOMIC PROTECTIONS FOR MEMBERS According to the latest statistical analyses of COVID-19 cases from both New York and New Jersey, it appears that new cases are starting to plateau, although the loss of life is peaking.  The reason for this stems from the fact that those we are losing, for the most part, were sickened weeks ago.  In store we are finally seeing the widespread use of masks by...
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