AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020 TELEPHONIC SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 MEMBERSHIP MEETING Based upon the Coronavirus Pandemic social gathering restrictions, and also in order to assure membership safety, the General Membership Meeting for Tuesday, September 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...
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - 9-28-2020
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 NATIONAL PENSION FUND VOTE President Niccollai reported today on the results of the return Ballots from both ACME and Finast Long Island full-time members, which would modify the National Pension Plan through an infusion of $1.84 billion allowing continued operation well into the future. The final tally of the votes was as follows: ACME    -                         137  Yes Votes            ...
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - 9-25-2020
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 UFCW AND STOP & SHOP HAZARD PAY AGREEMENT Today our International Union, along with Stop & Shop, announced an agreement to make a lump sum, retroactive payments to resolve and, for the present, terminate the issue of hazard pay. As everyone knows, we are presently in negotiations with Stop & Shop and one of our demands relates to both retroactive and prospective payment of hazard pay.  Your Local Union has also filed grievances and arbitrations against Stop & Shop and others relating to this...
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - 9-19-2020
 that he along with our bankruptcy attorneys and the other four Local Unions holding contracts with Kings supermarkets have been working tirelessly together every day searching for the best solution to a most difficult problem. The paramount issue that weighs heavily on my mind is the fact that we are dealing collectively with the livelihood of 2,000 of our brothers and sisters at a time of massive unemployment. We have to measure that against a proposal that completely guts our contract and takes away our respectability by; 1. Eliminating our excellent Pension Plan. 2. Taking away our...