President John T. Niccollai
NEGOTIATIONS RUMOR MILL
President Niccollai reported today that the Union is receiving phone calls from extremely concerned Members regarding the status of our contract. These calls are all over the lot - some saying we are definitely going on strike and others saying that an agreement has been reached. Unfortunately, as always with the rumor mill, it’s never correct. As I indicated in our last posting, the companies did withdraw a number of previous contract demands and did, in fact, present a wage proposal which we view as totally inadequate.
Our next negotiating...
REPORT ON SIXTH MAJOR EMPLOYER CONTRACT NEGOTIATION SESSION
President Niccollai reported that the sixth negotiating session between the Union and ShopRite, Stop and Shop, Kings, Foodtown, DeCiccos and other independent employers was held yesterday, August 11, 2025, at the Best Western in Fairfield, New Jersey. At this meeting, the employers presented the Union negotiating committee with a third contract proposal seeking to achieve a contract.
In all candor, the committee appreciated the fact that the company withdrew a number of their previous contract demands but the...
REPORT ON FIFTH MAJOR EMPLOYER CONTRACT NEGOTIATION SESSION
President Niccollai reported that the fifth negotiating session between the Union and ShopRite, Stop and Shop, Kings, Foodtown, DeCicco’s and other independent employers was held yesterday, August 5, 2025, at the Wyndham hotel in Totowa, New Jersey. This meeting also encompassed the Union actuaries submitting additionally requested information to the company actuaries at the conclusion of the session between the company representatives and the Union negotiating committee.
A good negotiator knows that the process of...
REPORT ON FOURTH MAJOR EMPLOYER CONTRACT NEGOTIATION SESSION
President Niccollai reported that the fourth negotiating session between the Union and ShopRite, Stop and Shop, Kings, Foodtown, DeCiccos and other independent employers was held today, July 24, 2025, at the Best Western hotel in Fairfield, New Jersey. At this point in our negotiations, we are honing in on those areas of greatest concern and strongest disagreement.
It is obvious that the employers are pushing back hard on the funding of our healthcare and pension plans. Several members of the management team indicated...
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