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,...
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2022
TELEPHONIC DECEMBER 13, 2022 MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS   The General Membership Meetings for TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2022 scheduled for 10:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. will be held telephonically. Members who wish to participate should contact JoAnn Piscitelli 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 JoAnn Piscitelli no later than Friday, December 9, 2022.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2022
ALBERTSONS-KROGER PROPOSED MERGER UPDATE: A meeting of the committee dealing with the proposed merger of companies Kroger and Albertsons was held on Thursday, November 10, 2022, virtually. Approximately 74 individuals were in attendance, including international staff from local unions where collective bargaining agreements were in effect from Kroger, Albertsons, or both. The meeting was chaired by International President Marc Perrone who discussed the engagement of professionals from Harvard University, The Wharton School of Business and Finance, legal specialists and merger experts who will...
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2022
ALBERTSONS-KROGER PROPOSED MERGER UPDATE President Niccollai reported today that close to 100 individuals attended the meeting regarding the proposed merger between Albertsons and Kroger held at the Hyatt O’Hare in Chicago yesterday. The meeting was chaired by International President Marc Perrone who initially met with the Local Unions holding Collective Bargaining Agreements with Albertsons, Kroger, or both.  The meeting then moved on to include a joint meeting with representatives of both Companies. The initial Union position was mainly opposition to the merger, as the affected Unions...