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AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - 10-13-2020
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2020 KINGS BANKRUPTCY UPDATE President Niccollai reported this evening, Tuesday, October 13, 2020, that ACME was the successful bidder at the auction conducted through the Bankruptcy court. The bid submitted by ACME was for almost the entire complement of locations presently operated by Kings.  There are several stores with lease or location problems that may or may not be resolved.  Obviously, the Union seeks jobs for everyone and we will do everything humanly possible to achieve that result. ...
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2020
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2020 KINGS BANKRUPTCY UPDATE    President Niccollai reported that today, Friday, October 9, 2020, was the deadline for the submission of bids concerning the sale of Kings Supermarkets through the Bankruptcy Court.  It is our understanding that in addition to the bid previously submitted by TLI, additional bids were submitted by other Supermarket Operators.  These additional bids will now cause a sale of the Company through an auction process which, in all likelihood, will take place next week. We...
SHOP STEWARDS SEMINAR CANCELLED FOR 2020
Based upon the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Shop Stewards Seminar originally scheduled for Tuesday, October 20, 2020 has been cancelled. Any attempts to hold a Seminar of this magnitude at the Local 464A Union Auditorium would not only be a violation of State law and CDC Guidelines, but would also not be in the best interest of the safety and welfare of our outstanding Shop Stewards. We are hopeful that we will once again be able to schedule this most important training seminar for our Stewards next year.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF PENSION BENEFIT STATEMENT – PLEASE READ
Every participant who has a vested accrued benefit under the United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 464A Pension Fund, the Local 464A Finast/Stop & Shop Employees Pension Plan, or the New York-New Jersey Amalgamated Pension Plan for ACME Employees and who is employed by an employer who contributes to the Pension Funds may request a statement of his or her accrued benefit from the Pension Funds. The benefit statement is an estimate of the monthly benefit you have earned, based on the latest information available to the Pension Funds. You may request such a benefit statement once...