Contract Negotiations

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - FRIDAY March 19, 2021

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI

FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2021

 ACME CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

President Niccollai reported that the Union and the Company met yesterday virtually for the second negotiation at 10:00 A.M.  At this meeting, the Company presented the Union Committee with a list of counter-proposals, which included in part the following:

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - 10-30-2020

CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

 President Niccollai reported this evening that a tentative settlement has been reached with Stop & Shop, ShopRite and Foodtown for a new agreement, which will guarantee no co-pay medical benefits to both full-time and part-time members for the entire term.  This accomplishment is monumental and comes at substantial cost to our Employers.  

 

Other noteworthy highlights include:

 

• Continuation of our Defined Benefit Pension Plan.

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI 10-27-2020

CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS UPDAT - President Niccollai reported today that the Union Contract Negotiating Committee met again today with the Negotiating Committee for the Employers.  The Company gave us a second contract proposal, which was slightly better than the first proposal, but still far short of our goals and needs.  The biggest positive move made by the Employers related to the fact that they will continue to fund our Defined Benefit Pension Plan for both full-time and part-time members.  The biggest disappointment is the Company’s position to require a 9 ½% deduction fro

STATUS OF MAJOR CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS



The new COVID-19 World has changed so many of our practices and procedures. Among those changes are the manner in which we negotiate our Collective Bargaining Agreements.

As we know, our contract demands and selection of those to serve on the Contract Committee were all conducted at store level to avoid hundreds of people congregating at the Union Hall. The demands have been tentatively formulated and will be reviewed by the Contract Committee, which was selected by the Executive Board Members working for that particular Company participating in negotiations.