Important Notice about Welfare Service Benefit Fund
Notice of Privacy Practices
The Welfare Service Benefit Fund (“Fund”) recently updated its Notice of Privacy Practices, which describes how the Fund uses your protected health information to administer your benefits and your rights regarding such information.
KINGS UPDATE – RETENTION BONUS
What is less confusing than contract language that states, “A Retention Bonus of two hundred dollar ($200.00) for all full-time employees and one hundred dollars ($100.00) for part-time employees”? Your Union is now in the process of working with Kings to get the miscalculation of the Retention Bonus corrected, and working together we will fix the problem.
RETROACTIVE OVERTIME RECALCULATION PAYMENT FOR
EMPLOYEES OF SHOPRITE, PRICERITE, FRESH GROCER
AND WAKEFERN
TELEPHONIC SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 MEMBERSHIP MEETING
The General Membership Meeting for Tuesday, September 14, 2021 will be held telephonically at 7:00 P.M. Members who wish to participate should contact JoAnn Piscitelli at 973-256-6790 in order to verify membership and obtain access instructions for participating.
KINGS UPDATE – RETENTION BONUS – UNUSED VACATION PAY
Your Union is pleased to report success concerning the payment of the Retention Bonus now projected for inclusion in this week’s pay period. As you will recall, the Retention Bonus is $200.00 for full-time members and $100.00 for part-time members on the payroll as of May 31, 2021.
RAISES AND RETRO PAY FOR MEMBERS OF KINGS SUPERMARKETS AND ACME MARKETS
President Niccollai reported today that several members have inquired as to the status of the raises and retro pay for our Brothers and Sisters of Kings and ACME.
SHORTAGE OF ADEQUATE WORKERS
President Niccollai reported today that as Frontline Employees in the Food Industry, we are experiencing an inability by some of our Union Employers to properly staff departments. This situation is occurring because of several factors:
First, there are people still fearful of returning to work because of COVID-19 issues.
Second, workers, especially women, are unable to return to the job because they have children not fully attending school on a daily basis.
KINGS CONTRACT UPDATE
SUCCESS – KINGS WINS IMPLEMENTATION OF INDUSTRY CONTRACT WITH WAGE INCREASE RETROACTIVITY
KINGS CONTRACT UPDATE
President Niccollai reported today that unfortunately the Rumor Mill has been running rampant concerning the status of our Kings Contract. Please pay no attention to the Rumor Mill. There was no contract extension for a year.
COVID-19 UPDATE
A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE VACCINE TUNNEL
FOR FOOD WORKERS!
President Niccollai reported today that as you know from prior postings, your Union has been unwavering in our attempt to achieve recognition of “our Essential Worker status” for receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Well, we can finally report success on that issue.