RATIFICATION VOTE – FINAST CONTRACT
President Niccollai reported today that the Ballots were tabulated regarding the Ratification Vote of the Company’s Final Offer for our Finast Brothers and Sisters.
We are pleased to report the results as follows:
YES VOTES – 263
VOTES TO STRIKE – 2
NO VOTE – 1
FINAST CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
President Niccollai reported that after a long session of contentious negotiations and some progress, there are still monumental problems that remain unresolved in our negotiations. Your Committee has emphatically impressed upon the Company the fact that we expect the Industry Contract, including no co-pay for part-time or full-time Medical. The Company has indicated that they have taken the position that with other Locals paying a portion of their Health Care they can no longer absorb the total cost.
The Annual Shop Stewards Seminar will be held on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. In order to safeguard the well-being of our Shop Stewards, the event will be held in a large outdoor tent in the parking lot of The Brownstone, 351 West Broadway, Paterson, NJ 07522. We will be observing social distancing and participants may or may not wear masks, since it will be outdoors, depending on individual comfort levels. The program will include lectures and informational discussions. The purpose of the Seminar is to train Shop Stewards to be more effective in resolving proble
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2021
KINGS UPDATE – RAISES, RETRO PAY AND UNUSED VACATION
WAGE INCREASES IN COMPANY SELECTED STORES AND DEPARTMENTS
President Niccollai reported today that it has come to your Union’s attention that several of our Employers are unilaterally granting wage increases in stores and departments they select because of alleged difficulty in staffing the stores.
TELEPHONIC JUNE 15, 2021 MEMBERSHIP MEETING
The General Membership Meeting for Tuesday, June 15, 2021 will be held telephonically at 7:00 P.M. Members who wish to participate should contact JoAnn Piscitelli at 973-256-6790 in order to verify membership and obtain access instructions for participating.
To hold the meeting telephonically, we must notify the Host Company as to the approximate number of participants. We must, therefore, ask members who would like to participate to contact JoAnn Piscitelli no later than Tuesday, June 8, 2021.
Please be advised that the deadline for submitting the 2021 Scholarship is approaching. All scholarship applications must be received by June 1, 2021. Do not miss out on this opportunity. Click the attached 2021 Scholarship Application, fill it out completely and send it back with the required documentation to our office at 245 Paterson Avenue, Little Falls, NJ 07424, Attention: Scholarship Committe. You can also email the completed application and required documentation to ufcw464a@rcn.com, Attention: Scholarshi
ACME SUPERMARKETS RATIFICATION VOTE
Your Union is pleased to report the outcome of the ACME Supermarkets ratification vote as follows:
Total Number of Votes: 816
Number of Yes Votes: 811
Number of No Votes: 4
Number of Non Votes: 1
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020
RESULTS OF CONTRACT RATIFICATION VOTE
President Niccollai reported late this afternoon that the votes taken among the Stop & Shop and ShopRite members were individually counted by a member of our Elected Contract Committee from each Company, along with the Union Contract Committee Members.
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.