Stop & Shop and King Kullen Ratified [2.21.2018]

     Stop & Shop and King Kullen Ratified

      We are extremely pleased to announce that both the Stop & Shop and King Kullen contracts were overwhelmingly ratified today!  After a months-long battle at the bargaining table to win better wages and secure pensions and healthcare, the membership of Local 1500 that work at Stop & Shop and King Kullen got to vote on their tentative settlements today.  For the record that’s over 9,000 Local 1500 members that are celebrating a new contract!  Without a doubt, this was a very unique set of negotiations, and the membership negotiating committees deserve all the credit for working hard and bringing these deals home for a vote.  Thank you to the great Local 1500 membership for your continued support as we could never do it without you!

Stop & Shop members in Staten Island reviewing & voting on the agreement today.

Stop & Shop Settlement [2-8-2018]

Stop & Shop Settlement

        Good afternoon.  We are very pleased to announce that late this afternoon the Stop & Shop negotiating team reached a tentative settlement with the company. After many weeks of difficult negotiations, your negotiating committee unanimously recommended a new 3 year contract that will secure benefits, increase wages and better your working conditions on the job!  It was an extremely tough road given the challenges that the negotiators faced with the NY Minimum Wage on the rise and the cost of maintaining your current level of Pension and Welfare benefits.  Your Stop & Shop committee fought through it all and stood firm on their belief that any reductions in your pension and/or welfare plans were completely unacceptable.   Your ten-person committee, along with the three Executive Board members should be highly commended for sitting across from the company and holding the line during such difficult negotiations.  It was not an easy task by any stretch of the imagination, and in the end your committee saw it through to a successful conclusion.  Voting on this agreement is being scheduled to take place within the next two weeks.  As always you will all have an opportunity to read through the settlement and ask questions prior to voting.  Look out in your stores and on social media for voting notices and announcements.  Once again, thank you to the entire committee on a job well done! #OurUnionHasValue

King Kullen Settlement Reached!! [Feb 6th 2018]

King Kullen Settlement Reached!!

    Good morning!  We are pleased to announce that last night the King Kullen negotiating team reached a tentative settlement with the company. After many weeks of difficult negotiations, your negotiating committee unanimously recommended a new contract that will secure wages and benefits for the next five years!  It was an extremely tough road given the challenges that negotiators are facing with Minimum Wage on the rise and the cost of maintaining your current level of Pension and Welfare benefits.  Your King Kullen committee fought through it all and stood firm on their belief that any reductions in your pension and/or welfare plans were completely unacceptable.   Your committee, Kelly Johnson (store #16), Jean Picard (store #46), Cindy Williams (store #55), George Romahn (store #51), and Danny Gleason (store #1) should be commended for sitting across from the company and holding the line during such difficult negotiations.  It was not an easy task by any stretch of the imagination.  Voting on this agreement is being scheduled to take place within the next two weeks and as always you will have an opportunity to read through the settlement and ask questions prior to voting.  Look out in your stores and on social media for voting notices and announcements.  Once again, thank you to the entire committee on a job well done! #OurUnionHasValue

Thank you for your membership and your continued support.
Your UFCW Local 1500 negotiating team