Contract Negotiations

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.

CONTRACT RATIFICATION VOTE RESULTS

President Niccollai reported today that four (4) members of the Contract Negotiations Committee along with the Union Officers and staff members tallied the votes received at the store level from this past Saturday, Sunday, and Monday morning. We are most pleased to report the results as follows:

2,115 – “YES” Votes to accept the Company’s final contract offer.

 15 – “NO” Votes to reject the Company’s final contract offer and strike.

CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

*FINAL PROPOSAL TO BE SUBMITTED FOR RATIFICATION*

NEGOTIATIONS RUMOR MILL

REPORT ON SIXTH MAJOR EMPLOYER CONTRACT  NEGOTIATION SESSION

President Niccollai reported that the sixth negotiating session between the Union and ShopRite, Stop and Shop, Kings, Foodtown, DeCiccos and other independent employers was held yesterday, August 11, 2025, at the Best Western in Fairfield, New Jersey.  At this meeting, the employers presented the Union negotiating committee with a third contract proposal seeking to achieve a contract.

REPORT ON FIFTH MAJOR EMPLOYER CONTRACT NEGOTIATION SESSION

REPORT ON THIRD MAJOR EMPLOYER CONTRACT  NEGOTIATION SESSION

President Niccollai reported on the third negotiating meeting concerning a new contract with ShopRite, Stop and Shop, Kings, Foodtown, DeCiccos and other independent employers which was held today, July 10, 2025, at the Best Western hotel in Fairfield, New Jersey. 

REPORT OF SECOND MAJOR EMPLOYER CON

REGARDING MAJOR EMPLOYER CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

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.

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