COVID-19 UPDATE : HAZARD PAY President Niccollai reported today that we have concluded the ads directed at our Supermarket customers run in major newspapers, concerning the wrongful reduction and/or termination of “hazard pay”. Our campaign for justice will now swing over to social media and will be directed at our Employers, again concerning the wrongful reduction of and/or termination of “hazard pay”. In addition, your Union is observing that many of our Employers are failing to abide by mandated safety practices and are exposing our membership to unsafe working conditions.  Union...
  COVID-19 UPDATE   HAZARD PAY   President Niccollai reported today that in addition to filing grievances against all our Employers regarding the reduction and or elimination of “hazard pay”, we have also commenced a social media campaign asking for the help of our supermarket customers.  Attached herewith is a message that will appear in several widely circulated newspapers and on social media.   As our message clearly states, we are not seeking a boycott but rather customer input in getting our Employers to do the right thing by continuing our “...
  AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2020   COVID-19 UPDATE REGION 1 STANDS UNITED CONCERNING HAZARD PAY President Niccollai reported today that all Local Unions constituting Region 1 of our International, joined forces in notifying all our Employers not to reduce our Hazard Pay.  Once the notice has been received by the Companies we will be at liberty to release the contents of our demands.   WORK SMARTLY – WORK SAFELY