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.
TELEPHONIC JUNE 15, 2021 MEMBERSHIP MEETING
The General Membership Meeting for Tuesday, June 15, 2021 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, June 8, 2021.
Please be advised that the deadline for submitting the 2021 Scholarship is approaching. All scholarship applications must be received by June 1, 2021. Do not miss out on this opportunity. Click the attached 2021 Scholarship Application, fill it out completely and send it back with the required documentation to our office at 245 Paterson Avenue, Little Falls, NJ 07424, Attention: Scholarship Committe. You can also email the completed application and required documentation to ufcw464a@rcn.com, Attention: Scholarshi
ACME SUPERMARKETS RATIFICATION VOTE
Your Union is pleased to report the outcome of the ACME Supermarkets ratification vote as follows:
Total Number of Votes: 816
Number of Yes Votes: 811
Number of No Votes: 4
Number of Non Votes: 1
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020
RESULTS OF CONTRACT RATIFICATION VOTE
President Niccollai reported late this afternoon that the votes taken among the Stop & Shop and ShopRite members were individually counted by a member of our Elected Contract Committee from each Company, along with the Union Contract Committee Members.
CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
President Niccollai reported this evening that a tentative settlement has been reached with Stop & Shop, ShopRite and Foodtown for a new agreement, which will guarantee no co-pay medical benefits to both full-time and part-time members for the entire term. This accomplishment is monumental and comes at substantial cost to our Employers.
Other noteworthy highlights include:
• Continuation of our Defined Benefit Pension Plan.
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CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS UPDAT - President Niccollai reported today that the Union Contract Negotiating Committee met again today with the Negotiating Committee for the Employers. The Company gave us a second contract proposal, which was slightly better than the first proposal, but still far short of our goals and needs. The biggest positive move made by the Employers related to the fact that they will continue to fund our Defined Benefit Pension Plan for both full-time and part-time members. The biggest disappointment is the Company’s position to require a 9 ½% deduction fro
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2020
KINGS BANKRUPTCY UPDATE
President Niccollai reported today that the Rumor Mill is running wild again, with stories being issued by uninformed sources that are undermining the workforce and the integrity of the Company. Let’s all take a few minutes, settle down and deal with the facts and not a Rumor Mill that’s always negative and hurtful.
First, ACME is the successful bidder for 27 stores and seeks to enhance the reputation of Kings and grow the business. (That’s very positive.)
CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
President Niccollai reported today that the Union Negotiating Committee met with the Companies’ Negotiating Committees for the fifth time in an attempt to hammer out a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.