AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI 10-15-2020
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.   Based on prior negotiating sessions and continuing conferences among the Union and Companies’ Professionals, we were presented with an initial proposal including wage increases.  President Niccollai foresees extremely serious problems relating to the restructuring of our Pension Plan from a Defined Benefit to a Defined Contribution Plan....
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - 10-13-2020
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2020 KINGS BANKRUPTCY UPDATE President Niccollai reported this evening, Tuesday, October 13, 2020, that ACME was the successful bidder at the auction conducted through the Bankruptcy court. The bid submitted by ACME was for almost the entire complement of locations presently operated by Kings.  There are several stores with lease or location problems that may or may not be resolved.  Obviously, the Union seeks jobs for everyone and we will do everything humanly possible to achieve that result. ...
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2020
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2020 KINGS BANKRUPTCY UPDATE    President Niccollai reported that today, Friday, October 9, 2020, was the deadline for the submission of bids concerning the sale of Kings Supermarkets through the Bankruptcy Court.  It is our understanding that in addition to the bid previously submitted by TLI, additional bids were submitted by other Supermarket Operators.  These additional bids will now cause a sale of the Company through an auction process which, in all likelihood, will take place next week. We...
SHOP STEWARDS SEMINAR CANCELLED FOR 2020
Based upon the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Shop Stewards Seminar originally scheduled for Tuesday, October 20, 2020 has been cancelled. Any attempts to hold a Seminar of this magnitude at the Local 464A Union Auditorium would not only be a violation of State law and CDC Guidelines, but would also not be in the best interest of the safety and welfare of our outstanding Shop Stewards. We are hopeful that we will once again be able to schedule this most important training seminar for our Stewards next year.