President's Message

SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 MEMBERSHIP MEETING

The General Membership Meeting scheduled for TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 at 7:00 P.M. will be held in-person. Members who wish to participate should contact Rosa Amica-Terra at 973-256-6790 to verify membership and obtain instructions for participation.

JUNE 9, 2026 MEMBERSHIP MEETING

The General Membership Meeting scheduled for TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2026 at 7:00 P.M. will be held in-person. Members who wish to participate should contact Rosa Amica-Terra at 973-256-6790 to verify membership and obtain instructions for participation.

ACME CONTRACT RATIFICATION VOTE RESULTS

Notwithstanding the blizzard in New York and New Jersey, your Union was able to open the office this morning, February 23, 2026, in order to report the extremely important results of our ACME contract ratification vote.  As we stated in our previous posting, this contract is nothing short of amazing and addresses our needs moving into the future.

Again, some of the most important highlights are as follows:

ACME CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

*FINAL PROPOSAL TO BE SUBMITTED FOR RATIFICATION*

TELEPHONIC MARCH 10, 2026 MEMBERSHIP MEETING

The General Membership Meeting scheduled for TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2026 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.

ACME CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

ACME CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS 

ACME CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

President John T. Niccollai reported today that contract negotiations scheduled for Tuesday, January 27, 2026, have been canceled because the company refuses to modify or remove their demand that members must co-pay for healthcare benefits.

ACME CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

Today, January 13, 2026, at 10:30 a.m., ACME Markets and Local 464A met for the second time in order to achieve a new collective bargaining agreement for the contract expiring on Feb 21, 2026.

The chief spokesperson for ACME Markets was Dan Dosenbach and the chief spokesperson for the Union was President John T. Niccollai. At this meeting, the company presented the Union with a list of counterproposals, which were reviewed in detail, and commented upon by both sides.

ACME CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

Today, December 30, 2025, at 10:30 a.m., ACME Markets and Local 464A commenced negotiations in order to achieve a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.  The present contract expires on February 21, 2026.

ACME CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

President Niccollai reported today that the Local Union is gearing up to commence contract negotiations with the ACME Markets company.  We project that the Union Delegates will be in the stores over the next several weeks to collect contract demands and to receive resumes from members seeking to serve as part of the contract committee.

TELEPHONIC DECEMBER 9, 2025, MEMBERSHIP MEETING

The General Membership Meeting scheduled for TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2025, 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.