Food Unite

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020
  AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020 TO ALL MEMBERS OF KINGS SUPERMARKETS CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY President Niccollai reported this morning that Kings Supermarkets filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection with the Federal Court for the Southern District of New York late last night.  The Company has assured the Union that business will continue as usual and we will not see any changes or modifications in the Collective Bargaining Agreement concerning wages, health care, pension, or working conditions. Our Brothers and Sisters from Kings...
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - 8-1-2020
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI – SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2020 STOP & SHOP DAILY HEALTH SCREENING FOR STORE EMPLOYEES BASED UPON MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR OPERATING RETAIL BUSINESSES President Niccollai reported today that under the guidelines adopted by the State of New York for operating retail stores a mandatory health screening must be performed each day before employees can begin work. This screening shall consist of procedures such as a temperature check and a questionnaire asking the following: 1) Any Covid-19 symptoms in...
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI - 7-28-2020
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2020 COVID-19 UPDATE President Niccollai reported today that as we approach the beginning of the sixth month of the COVID-19 Pandemic we are still experiencing a very different lifestyle both on the job and at home.  So many people in other professions have been cast out of work and are having great difficulty getting Federal and State financial assistance.  Some are ultimately going to lose their homes and their possessions.  Although we are toiling under extremely stressful conditions, the more...
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT JOHN T. NICCOLLAI 7-21-2020
TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2020 MODIFICATION – NATIONAL PENSION FUND President Niccollai reported today that Local 464A, apart from maintaining its own Pension Fund for the majority of the membership, historically participates in the National Pension Fund for Full-Time Employees of Finast in Long Island and ACME in New York and New Jersey.  The Local Union does not administrate this Plan; it is administered by a Board of Union and Company Trustees. In order to assure the continued payment of Pension Benefits for the participants of the National Pension Fund into the future, an Agreement was...