AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI Based upon the Coronavirus Pandemic social gathering restrictions, and also in order to assure membership safety, the General Membership Meeting for Tuesday, December 15, 2020, 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...
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - 11-30-2020   In the last several days, your Union has received inquiries both telephonically and through our Delegates in the field concerning the ACME Supermarkets hazard pay issue. As we stated, a number of weeks ago grievances were filed against all Employers relating to the issue of hazard pay, including ACME. Because the Union was in negotiations with ShopRite, Stop & Shop, Foodtown and other Independent Employers, the issue of hazard pay became part of those negotiations and was resolved by your Local Union with...
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2020 KINGS BANKRUPTCY UPDATE WARN NOTICE President Niccollai reported today that Kings Supermarkets is obligated, as a matter of law, to issue WARN Notices to those employees working at the six stores that remain unsold.  The terminology comprising the makeup of the WARN Notice is unsettling and, obviously, we need to crystalize everything that is being done to protect the livelihoods of our Brothers and Sisters employed at those specific stores. First, we need to point out that the sale consummated by ACME for the 27 Kings Stores was not a purchase of the entire...
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2020 RESULTS OF CONTRACT RATIFICATION VOTE FOODTOWN AND TOPS President Niccollai reported today that votes have been tabulated concerning the contract ratification of Foodtown Supermarkets and Tops Markets, LLC.    We are most pleased to report the results as follows: FOODTOWN Total Votes:   160 Yes Votes:     156 No Votes:         4   TOPS Total Votes:   38 Yes Votes:      38   Both contracts were overwhelmingly approved by the membership and...