IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
KROGERS, ALBERTSONS TO SELL OVER 400 STORES TO C&S WHOLESALE FOR NEARLY $2 BILLION In the ever-continuing saga to facilitate a Kroger Albertsons merger approval, over 400 hundred stores are being divested to C&S Wholesale. As we know the FTC, before approving any merger, will conduct a study to determine if Kroger stores and Albertson stores are in such close proximity to each other that it could amount to monopolistic control.  OUR MEMBERS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT NONE OF THE STORES BEING SOLD ARE IN NEW YORK OR NEW JERSEY.  This means that the Albertson banners doing...
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI AUGUST 28, 2023
FOR SHOPRITE AND RELATED COMPANY EMPLOYEES   If you worked for Village Supermarket, ShopRite Supermarkets, Wakefern, Dearborn Markets or Fresh Grocer in New York or New Jersey, you may have received a notice about a class action settlement. The case involves an underpayment of overtime due to an error in the company’s payroll software program. The company discovered the error and corrected it before the lawsuit was filed. The Union had no notice of the error and no way to discover this and we will now ask for a request for information concerning the matter.   The company has agreed...
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2023
TELEPHONIC SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 MEMBERSHIP MEETING The General Membership Meeting scheduled for TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 at 7:00 P.M. will be held telephonically. Members who wish to participate should contact Rosa Amica-Terra at 973-256-6790 to verify membership and obtain access instructions for participating. To hold the meeting telephonically, we must notify the Host Company as to the approximate number of participants. We must, therefore, ask members who would like to participate to contact Rosa Amica-Terra no later than Thursday, September 7, 2023.
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI AUGUST 10, 2023
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI AUGUST 10, 2023 New UPS Drivers’ Contract – Let’s Do a Deeper Dive   This week the news media reported information citing astronomical amounts in value under the new UPS contract for Drivers. Much was said in the articles, but the real problem is that much more went unsaid. This posting is being done for those members who have an inquiring mind.    We as a Local Union praise and salute all in the labor movement who make advances in their negotiations. Obviously, we are all brothers and sisters and we applaud everyone’s...