AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021
SHORTAGE OF ADEQUATE WORKERS President Niccollai reported today that as Frontline Employees in the Food Industry, we are experiencing an inability by some of our Union Employers to properly staff departments.  This situation is occurring because of several factors: First, there are people still fearful of returning to work because of COVID-19 issues. Second, workers, especially women, are unable to return to the job because they have children not fully attending school on a daily basis. Third, the Federal Government has established Unemployment Benefits which may exceed what an employee...
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI -MONDAY, MAY 3, 2021
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   Brother Joe Molinari from the Contract Committee was in attendance to help supervise and verify the results reported above.     Your Union is confident that we have an outstanding Contract in place for the next...
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021
KINGS CONTRACT UPDATE SUCCESS – KINGS WINS IMPLEMENTATION OF INDUSTRY CONTRACT WITH WAGE INCREASE RETROACTIVITY   President Niccollai reported today that it wasn’t easy to get a new Employer to agree to the outstanding Industry Contract for a Company coming out of bankruptcy – but we did it because the membership was militant and adamant that we would settle for nothing less. This unparalleled contract for our Kings Brothers and Sisters will stand as a shining example of what can be achieved when the membership and the Union Leadership refuse to give in.   The highlights of...
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2021
KINGS CONTRACT UPDATE President Niccollai reported today that unfortunately the Rumor Mill has been running rampant concerning the status of our Kings Contract.  Please pay no attention to the Rumor Mill.  There was no contract extension for a year. Your Union has taken the position that Kings commenced Contract Negotiations as part of an Industry Group and since they dropped out of the group because of the bankruptcy, it has been our intent to deliver the outstanding Industry Contract to our Kings Brothers and Sisters.  The Company is reluctant to provide us with the Industry...