AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2020 KINGS BANKRUPTCY UPDATE President Niccollai reported today that since Kings Supermarkets has filed documents in the Bankruptcy Court your Union is permitted, as a matter of law, to discuss matters which were previously restricted by confidentiality limitations. Our Attorneys have reviewed the filings made by Kings with the Bankruptcy Court, and we are deeply concerned that the Company is seeking to eliminate the successors and assigns language (Union Contract going to buyer with sale) from the Collective...
  AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020 TO ALL MEMBERS OF KINGS SUPERMARKETS CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY President Niccollai reported this morning that Kings Supermarkets filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection with the Federal Court for the Southern District of New York late last night.  The Company has assured the Union that business will continue as usual and we will not see any changes or modifications in the Collective Bargaining Agreement concerning wages, health care, pension, or working conditions. Our Brothers and Sisters from Kings...
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI – SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2020 STOP & SHOP DAILY HEALTH SCREENING FOR STORE EMPLOYEES BASED UPON MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR OPERATING RETAIL BUSINESSES President Niccollai reported today that under the guidelines adopted by the State of New York for operating retail stores a mandatory health screening must be performed each day before employees can begin work. This screening shall consist of procedures such as a temperature check and a questionnaire asking the following: 1) Any Covid-19 symptoms in...
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2020 COVID-19 UPDATE President Niccollai reported today that as we approach the beginning of the sixth month of the COVID-19 Pandemic we are still experiencing a very different lifestyle both on the job and at home.  So many people in other professions have been cast out of work and are having great difficulty getting Federal and State financial assistance.  Some are ultimately going to lose their homes and their possessions.  Although we are toiling under extremely stressful conditions, the more...