AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2021
SALE OF PERLMART STORES TO SAKER SHOPRITE Your Local Union continues to work diligently to assure all our Brothers and Sisters that the transition of the Perlmart Stores to Saker ShopRite ownership will be smooth and painless. We were successful in getting an agreement that all members will be transferred keeping their rates of pay, benefits and emoluments; including their full-time or part-time status.  Further, the Collective Bargaining Agreement presently in effect will continue and employees will retain their present seniority among themselves. Both Perlmart and Saker also signed an...
TELEPHONIC DECEMBER 14, 2021 MEMBERSHIP MEETING
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI   : The General Membership Meeting for Tuesday, December 14, 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, December 7, 2021.
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESEIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2021
RATIFICATION VOTE – FINAST CONTRACT     President Niccollai reported today that the Ballots were tabulated regarding the Ratification Vote of the Company’s Final Offer for our Finast Brothers and Sisters.   We are pleased to report the results as follows:   YES VOTES – 263 VOTES TO STRIKE – 2 NO VOTE – 1   We would be remiss if we failed to recognize the outstanding efforts of Recorder John Niccollai III complemented by Assistant Contract Administrator Justin Ramos and Union Delegate John Finn.  We also are deeply indebted to our Negotiating Committee...
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2021
FINAST CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE President Niccollai reported that after a long session of contentious negotiations and some progress, there are still monumental problems that remain unresolved in our negotiations.  Your Committee has emphatically impressed upon the Company the fact that we expect the Industry Contract, including no co-pay for part-time or full-time Medical.  The Company has indicated that they have taken the position that with other Locals paying a portion of their Health Care they can no longer absorb the total cost.  We have another negotiating session...