IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2023
KROGER-ALBERTSONS MERGER TALKS UPDATE Your Union has presented to the Companies, both through the International Union and the Local Union, a series of questions and concerns relating to this merger.  Some of our questions have been answered, but most issues are awaiting action by the Federal Trade Commission. As we know, in areas where Kroger and Albertsons are operating stores in close proximity to one another, the FTC can require the divestiture of some stores.  UFCW Local 464A does not have that issue since we have no operating Kroger Stores in our jurisdiction.  This issue...
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2023
MINIMUM WAGE UPDATE Please don’t forget that the minimum wage in both New York and New Jersey increased as of 1/1/2023. In New York increases vary in different geographic areas, so it will be necessary for you to check the internet for the appropriate new minimum wage in the area of New York in which you work. In New Jersey, the new minimum wage throughout the State will increase to $14.13 per hour. Please be sure to check your pay stubs if you are affected by the minimum wage in either New York or New Jersey.
Your Rights and Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills
When you get emergency care or get treated by an out-of-network provider at an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center, you are protected from surprise billing or balance billing. Below is the link to our provider search engine.  https://doctorfinder.horizonblue.com/dhf_search   464 members need to search as a guest as the vanity ID does not provide them with access to the standard Horizon member portal.   What is “balance billing” (sometimes called “surprise billing”)? When you see a doctor or other health care provider, you may owe certain out-of-pocket...
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI NOVEMBER 22, 2022
As we celebrate another Thanksgiving Holiday Season, we should not lose sight of all the positive things for which we should be thankful.  I know all of us are constantly bombarded from many sources with gloom and doom and negative news.  Let’s, however, take a few moments just to think about the good things happening and why we should be positive and appreciative.   First of all, it would appear that we now have a handle on COVID relating to a high death rate and hospitalizations.  We should also be thankful that our Industry is one that prospered through the Pandemic,...