AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - 4/30/2019
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2019 UPDATE ON STOP & SHOP CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND With all Local Unions ratifying the New England Stop & Shop Settlement, members are elated as to the terms of the newly negotiated contract. We must take our hats off to the teamwork of our International Staff and the five (5) Local Unions involved.  With the help of the membership and the extensive use of social media, the Stop & Shop Company was brought down to a level of total ineffectiveness.  We would be remiss if we also didn’...
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - 4/22/2019
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2019 UPDATE ON STOP & SHOP CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND President Niccollai reported today that a tentative agreement was reached between the Stop & Shop Company and the five UFCW New England Locals at early Sunday evening. The parties had negotiated through the holiday weekend with the hope of ending the eleven day walk out. Specific conditions and terms of the settlement have not yet been released, pending the presentation of the package or ratification by the members of the New England Locals. As we...
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - 4/15/2019
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2019 UPDATE ON STOP & SHOP CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND With the assistance of Federal mediation, the Company and five UFCW New England Locals met over the weekend and are also meeting again today. Although we are not able to report substantial progress, we are pleased to report that the parties are once again talking about those issues that precipitated a strike last Thursday.  As with most recently negotiated contracts within our industry, the most difficult issues relate to healthcare costs,...
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - 4/11/2019
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2019 UPDATE ON STOP & SHOP CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND   President Niccollai reported today, Thursday, April 11th, 2019, that negotiations broke off between the five New England Local Unions and the Stop & Shop Company. Presently, a strike exists in New England involving 31,000 of our Brothers and Sisters employed in over 250 Stop & Shop Supermarkets. Based upon our contract language with the Stop & Shop Company, no member can be terminated or disciplined if they refuse to cross...