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.
TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2020
MODIFICATION – NATIONAL PENSION FUND
President Niccollai reported today that Local 464A, apart from maintaining its own Pension Fund for the majority of the membership, historically participates in the National Pension Fund for Full-Time Employees of Finast in Long Island and ACME in New York and New Jersey. The Local Union does not administrate this Plan; it is administered by a Board of Union and Company Trustees.
Please check out UFCW 464A President John T. Niccollai as he explains the dangers of gas-infused meat products being sold in your supermarket!
KINGS UPDATE – RETENTION BONUS
What is less confusing than contract language that states, “A Retention Bonus of two hundred dollar ($200.00) for all full-time employees and one hundred dollars ($100.00) for part-time employees”? Your Union is now in the process of working with Kings to get the miscalculation of the Retention Bonus corrected, and working together we will fix the problem.
RETROACTIVE OVERTIME RECALCULATION PAYMENT FOR
EMPLOYEES OF SHOPRITE, PRICERITE, FRESH GROCER
AND WAKEFERN