On Tuesday, March 1, 2022 CNBC reported that Albertsons may be looking to sell off some of its Grocery Store Banners.  That story was subsequently followed up by a number of additional stories restating the same set of facts.     Upon hearing the initial story, your Union immediately reached out to Corporate to determine whether there was any truth to the story and, further, what the intentions were of Albertsons.  Your Union was informed that Cerberus Capital Management and Lubert-Adler Partners, which owns respectively 32% and 12% of the Company (a minority...
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2022   The General Membership Meeting for Tuesday, March 15, 2022 will be held telephonically at 7:00 P.M.  Members who wish to participate should contact JoAnn Piscitelli at 973-256-6790 in order to verify membership and obtain access instructions for participating.    To hold the meeting telephonically, we must notify the Host Company as to the approximate number of participants.  We must, therefore, ask members who would like to participate to contact JoAnn Piscitelli no later than Tuesday,...
KINGS & ACME ESTABLISHING A “THANK YOU BONUS” As our Brothers and Sisters know, your Union is in constant communication with our Employers concerning any program for additional pay as the COVID-19 Pandemic continues and we work in more demanding and threatening conditions. We are pleased to report that both Kings and ACME will be establishing a “Thank You Bonus” for both full-time and part-time members for hours worked between January 23 and February 19.  This bonus is equal to $5.00 per hour for the weekly average hours worked during that period.  Those associates with an...
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE ARE PROVIDING FREE COVID-19 TESTS     President Niccollai reported today that there are several sources from which individuals can obtain free COVID-19 tests.  Late yesterday afternoon, both the United States Government and the Unites States Postal Service put up websites through which those seeking at-home tests could have them mailed to their residence.   The sites are as follows:   1. COVIDtests.gov which is a Government site that will provide four free at-home tests that will ship in 7-12 days.   2...