Dan's & Pick Quick Key Food Contract Vote

On Thursday, May 15th 9 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. come review the tentative agreement your negotiating committee has agreed to with Key Food at the following locations:

All members from Dan's Key Food and Pick Quick Key Food may vote at any of the following locations:

• UFCW Local 1500: 425 Merrick Ave
• Adria Hotel: 220-33 Northern Blvd. Bayside, NY 11361
• NY Marriott at Brooklyn Bridge: 333 Adams St. Brooklyn, NY 11201
• Amalgamated Transit Union Hall: 3948 Amboy Rd. Staten Island, NY 10308

Voting will also take place at the following stores:

PICK QUICK – STORE #21
1994 Bruckner Blvd. Bronx, NY 10473
TIMES: 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

 

DAN’S – STORE #15
540 West 235th Street Riverdale, NY 10463
TIMES: 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 
 

DAN’S – STORE #11
35 Pleasantville Road Pleasantville, NY 10570
TIMES: 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

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ShopRite Contracts Ratified

UFCW's OnPoint, a weekly synopsis of what's going on within the UFCW nation wide, covered the ShopRite vote.  Here's what they had to say below:

Last week, UFCW Local 1500 members who work in over 15 ShopRite stores in the greater New York area ratified new three-year contracts. The new agreements provide for wage increases, premiums for part-timers and full-timers, improved working hours for night crews, and preserve pensions. The new agreements also recognize same-sex marriage. The contracts cover over 3,100 ShopRite workers. 

“We’re extremely proud of our negotiating committees,” said UFCW Local 1500 President Bruce W. Both. “Their com- mitment to their union and to bettering their coworkers’ lives achieved higher wage increases and premiums for full and part-timers. That’s what made this a success. These contracts will guide us into negotiations with Stop & Shop and King Kullen in December.”

Tentative Agreements Reached with King Kullen & Stop & Shop

Tentative Agreements Reached with King Kullen & Stop & Shop

Vote & Contract Review Scheduled for Monday, December 23 @ 8 AM - 8 PM at the following locations.

Yesterday our union negotiating committee's for Stop & Shop and King Kullen announced they reached tentative agreements.  

Stop & Shop members have been without a contract since November, and King Kullen's latest extension was set to expire on 12/21. 

Meetings to review and vote for the tentative agreement will be held on Monday, December 23, 2013 from 8 AM to 8 PM at the following locations.  

(Note: You may review the contract for as long as you would like on Monday at the locations below from 8 AM - 8PM)

King Kullen Review & Voting Locations:

Nassau:

UFCW Local 1500 Office
425 Merrick Ave. Westbury NY 11590

Suffolk:
Ramada Plaza Long Island Hotel
1730 North Ocean Ave. Holtsville, NY 11742 

Stop & Shop Review & Voting Locations:

Nassau: UFCW Local 1500 Office 425 Merrick Ave. Westbury NY 11590 Suffolk: Ramada Plaza Long Island Hotel 1730 North Ocean Ave. Holtsville, NY 11742 Brooklyn: Stop & Shop Avenue Y 1710 Avenue Y Brooklyn, NY 11235 Staten Island: Stop & Shop of Hylan Blvd. 2754 Hylan Blvd. Staten Island, NY 10306 Yonkers: The Royal Regency 125 Tuckahoe Rd. Yonkers, NY 10710 Dutchess: The Ramada Hotel Route 9 Fishkill, NY 12524

President Bruce Both said:  "The only way we could have reached  tentative agreements was through your solidarity, preparedness and dedication. I thank you for your support during this tense and difficult process. I urge all members to come to one of the polling sites, review the contract thoroughly, then vote for their best interests."

If you aren't already, please follow our Facebook and Twitter where updates are posted regularly throughout the day.

Thank you again, 

Bruce Both

President, Lead Negotiator, UFCW Local 1500

The Stop & Shop Negotiating Committee 

King Kullen Negotiating Committee 

Tentative Agreements Reached with Stop and Shop, King Kullen -

UFCW Local 1500 announced they have reached tentative agreements with Stop and Shop and King Kullen.

UFCW Local 1500 Official Logo

After three-months of tense negotiations, the negotiating committee for United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1500 announced they have come a tentative agreement with Stop & Shop.  The previous agreement expired on Sept. 28th and was extended twice until November 2nd.  Since then 6,000 New York Stop & Shop workers from the East End of Long Island, to Rhinebeck, in upstate New York, have been working without a contract. 

"Our team has fought every second of the day to try and secure not just "any contract" but the best contract we can.  We feel we have,” said Negotiating Committee Member Greg Pasquale from Stop & Shop in Beekman, NY.

Secretary-Treasurer for UFCW Local 1500 Tony Speelman said, ”The only way we were able to reached this tentative agreement was through our members’ solidarity, preparedness and dedication during this tense and difficult process.  I urge all Stop & Shop members to come to the polling sites, review the contract thoroughly, then vote for their best interests.”

Problems with Affordable Care Act mandates were cited throughout negotiations.  UFCW Local 1500 had been in final stages of planning for a work stoppage at Stop & Shop if a deal could not be reached.

The negotiating committee for United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1500 announced they have come a tentative agreement with King Kullen after three-months of negotiations.  The previous agreement expired on Sept. 28th and was extended four-times, the latest was set to expire on December 21, 2013.

Both tentative agreements for over 8,400 King Kullen and Stop and Shop workers will be voted on Monday, December 23, 2013 from 8 AM to 8 PM at the following locations

Meetings to review and vote for the tentative agreement will be held on Monday, December 23, 2013 from 8 AM to 8 PM at ANY of the locations below.  It is VERY important for you to vote! (Note: You may review the tentative agreement for however long you would like between 8 AM - 8 PM on Monday, Dec. 23) Find the six (6) Stop & Shop Contract Review/Voting Locations Here. Find the Nassau & Suffolk King Kullen Voting/ Review Locations Here.

United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1500, based out of Westbury, New York, represents over 22,000 grocery workers in New York City, Long Island, Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess Counties. Members of Local 1500 are employed by Pathmark, Fairway, Stop and Shop, Gristedes, D'Agostinos, Key Food, Shop Rite and King Kullen.

Stay up to date with UFCW Local 1500 on twitter @ufcw1500, facebook.com/ufcw1500, and at ufcw1500.org.

Tentative Pension & Welfare Deals Reached with Stop & Shop, King Kullen

After a nearly 24-hour Pension & Welfare negotiating session that began yesterday at 9:30 AM, our negotiating team reached a tentative agreement with Stop & Shop and King Kullen on Pension & Welfare.  
 

Negotiations with both companies will resume Wednesday on wages and other economic issues.

Our team is fighting every second of the day to try and secure not just "any contract" but the best contract we can.

During this time we all need to stick together. 

You must try to avoid buying into any management rumors or attempts to undermine this process and our union.  Any attempts to separate our union membership must be met with a unified response that we are all together.  

We need to support one another now more than ever, so again, thank you, for your patience.  Everyone should know that the last thing we ever want to do is to create an economic hardship for any of our members, your communities or your loyal customers.  

If you aren't already, please follow our Facebook and Twitter where updates are posted regularly throughout the day.

Strike Signs Prepped for Stop & Shop

By: Tony Speelman, Lead Negotiator UFCW Local 1500

Last night members from Stop & Shop, King Kullen, Pathmark, Fairway, D'Agostino, Key Food and Shop Rite came together to support Stop & Shop workers. Together as a union we made over 1,000 picket signs in preparation for a potential strike at Stop & Shop (Thank you to all who came and for your support!).

 Right now our union is still negotiating with the company. A Trustee meeting scheduled for all day tomorrow to discuss Pension & Welfare. However, we are continuing to prepare for a strike. Tomorrow you will receive more information in your store. Today our Stop & Shop (and King Kullen) Union Negotiators are meeting with the UFCW International to further prepare for a potential work action. The 1.3 million member International Union has already pledged their full support, if this becomes a full-scale labor dispute and we go on strike.

As I previously said, the coming days will be the ultimate test for you and our union. We will not continue to give Stop & Shop the sweat off our backs for the rest of the holiday season while they refuse to propose a contract you can live with. I urge you to be patient, strong and motivated during this process. Our union's solidarity, strength and commitment will often be tested by Stop & Shop’s management team. Do not believe any rumors you hear in the next few days. Rumors are started by management for one simple reason, to divide us. We will win a good contract with one thing, complete solidarity in the stores.  We are fighting every second of the day to try and secure not just "any contract" but the best contract we can.

 To date, over 100 organizations, politicians and people have pledged their support and adopted picket lines at Stop & Shop stores throughout Long Island, NYC and Dutchess/Putnam/Westchester counties in the event we strike (check the map here). Thank you for the overwhelming support, communication and solidarity. Any attempts to separate our union membership must be met with a unified response that we are all together.

 We need to support one another now more than ever, so again, thank you, for your patience and trust while we stand together and fight for a fair contract from Stop & Shop. Everyone should know that the last thing we ever want to do is to create an economic hardship for any of our members, your communities or your loyal customers. If you're not already, please follow our Facebook & Twitter, where updates are posted daily.

Solidarity!

Miss an update? Check our archive here.



Want to Help?

• Talk to your friends and coworkers about this update! 
• Adopt a Stop & Shop and pledge to walk a picket line if we strike.
• Check our Community Page here.

King Kullen Contract Update #12

Weekly Update: We continued to meet with King Kullen Trustees to discuss Pension and Welfare issues.  The next Pension and Welfare Trustee meetings are scheduled for: 11/19, 11/21 and 11/25. Our next negotiation session with King Kullen is scheduled for Friday, November 22nd. If anything significant occurs prior to Friday's (11/22) negotiation session, we will get in touch with you as soon as possible.  Following the Nov. 22nd negotiations we will be able to provide you with another update.  In the meantime, questions are continually asked on our Facebook page about the contract negotiations, please keep them coming by replying to this email!  As our new contract deadline is November 30th at midnight, stay up to date on all news on our Facebook page, Twitter and Contract Page. We'll be posting all news stories and updates there.

Top News This Week

A Stop & Shop bagger from Mass. has won a grocery bagging competition, will head to Vegas for the National Championship and $10,000.

Trader Joe's pre-packed salads are linked to an E-Coli outbreak in 4 states.

Walmart dims their Q2 Outlook after soft sales....again.

Ahold, Stop & Shop's parent company, just sold a chain of stores in Europe for over $210 million.

You can now apply online for a UFCW Local 1500 scholarship.

A group of Managers from Tops Market (upstate NY) has bought out the company.

Stop & Shop Negotiations Update #14

Update from Yesterday's (Nov. 13th) Negotiations with Stop & Shop:

UFCW Region 1 Director, Rich Whalen, and Federal Mediator, Carlos Tate, were present during our negotiations yesterday.  Some progress was made by both sides through the negotiation session.      

Please remember that the obligation of your negotiating committee is to examine all available options during negotiations before making any final recommendations to the membership to vote on.  

This obligation becomes even more significant when the committee is debating a recommendation that could result in a work action.  The longer we work without a contract (or an extension) the more likely it is that you will see contingency plans from both sides become public.  

Your union leadership and staff have been preparing for some time to be ready for any ultimate decision that we may face, we expect that Stop & Shop has been doing the same thing.  

Please continue to go to work every day, and keep your Union Representative informed of anything unusual at your store.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact us by replying to this message or contacting your Union Rep. 

Next Pension and Welfare Trustee Meetings are scheduled for: 11/19, 11/21 and 11/25.

Next scheduled contract negotiating session is 11/22.

Continue to check our Facebook and Twitter, and Contract page for most up to date info or actions, and to engage in negotiations conversations on our Facebook Page.