Bruce W. Both, President of New York's largest grocery workers union, the 23,000 member United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1500 Union
(UFCW), today released the following statement after the Brooklyn Navy
Yard Development Corporation announced Wegmans will anchor the
redevelopment plans for Admirals Row.
"Our communities surrounding
the Brooklyn Navy Yard are in desperate need of a supermarket, one with
a proven track record of providing healthy food, affordable food, and
sustainable jobs for New York City. While the public spotlight is on the
popularity of Wegmans to its upstate consumers, it's our responsibility
to shine a light on the types of jobs they may bring to Brooklyn.
"Our
communities need jobs with benefits in order to support and grow our
families. Brooklyn deserves jobs which provide guaranteed raises, pay,
benefits, and job security. But most importantly in the New York City
food retail industry, our community needs a guaranteed set amount of
working hours, to make it possible support our families and to balance a
schedule between work and family life. Will Wegmans be offering this to
the Brooklyn community?
"After all, it's about providing our
Brooklyn community members with opportunities for stable and sustainable
careers. Simply put, the company has no familiarity or understanding of
providing good jobs and healthy food in New York City.
"The
Brooklyn Navy Yard needed a responsible employer that our communities
and families could count on to build a better Brooklyn. They needed a
company that would help Brooklyn families attain the American Dream.
What it didn't need was yet another out of town transplant to move into
its neighborhood again. Brooklyn deserved better."
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United
Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1500, based out of Westbury,
New York, represents 23,000 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'Agostino, 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.
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Friday, October 4, 2013
What Went on This Week: ACA, Fairway Openings, Walmart Struggles
2. The amazingly delicious (and union) Fairway is opening up in Tribeca....And in Suffolk County in 2014.
3. Fresh & Easy filed for bankruptcy, officially. The details: Fresh and Easy owes their parent company, Tesco, $738 million.
4. More Fresh: Fresh Direct has done the unthinkable, convinced customers to buy fish...over the internet.
5. The Teamsters are back to work after rejecting the latest contract offer from Wegmans. Around 900 workers rejected the offer. The two sides are continuing to talk through the weekend, and expect to have a contract by Oct. 15.
6. We hear a lot of bad things on the ACA for companies, but major drug stores have to a lot gain from health care reform.
7. The GOP Shutdown is not only hurting real people, it's hurting businesses: Business Week reports many companies can't hire new employees, and are finding it harder and harder to sympathize with their default business party, the Republicans. Two videos to watch on the Shutdown, 1) John Stewart. 2) President Obama tore into Republicans on the shutdown, which is worth the watch.
8. The march for Immigrant Respect & Dignity is tomorrow, UFCW will be there.
9. Earlier this year Walmart struggled to stock shelves, now, they're cutting supply orders as unsold merchandise is piling up in stores. Which leads to the question media outlets are asking, are Walmart customers disappearing? And of course, Walmart's Bangladesh safety scheme is dividing the Democratic Party...
10. In These Times asks: Is the Fast-Food workers' fight for $15 real?
11. The Food Marketing Institute is urging customers not to panic during the government shut down, and to use their SNAP allotment wisely.
12. A CNN poll shows, people in unions are happier.
13. Disney World has promoted their Part-Time workers to Full-Time for Obamacare benefits. And the question still looms, which is better, Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act?
Bonus: Check out our October Event Calendar.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Quick One Liners: Seattle UFCW Takes Strike Vote, Scarsdale gets a ShopRite
Walgreens has filed a federal trade dress suit against Wegmans, alleging that the supermarket chain's stylized "W" logos are too similar to those of Walgreens. Wegmans Says No To Albany Stores
"We are not pursing sites in Albany or the Capital District"- Jo Natale, a spokeswoman for the western New York supermarket chain.
New ShopRite Opening in Scarsdale
"The brand new, completely renovated ShopRite of Scarsdale will bring more than 300 jobs to the local community, as well as new life and vitality to the Midway Shopping Center."
Brooklyn, NY--A new sign at the entrance to the popular supermarket reads: "We know it's hard to focus with so many amazing values in the store, but please keep a close eye on your belongings!"
Kroger Associates in Cincinnati Ratify New Labor Agreement
The three-year agreement provides good wages, high-quality affordable health care and a pension for associates when they retire.
Seattle UFCW takes Strike Vote
Approximately 25,000 grocery workers and meat cutters in three union locals are scheduled to vote through Wednesday on an employer contract offer- an offer union officials have asked employees to reject while also asking them to authorize a strike.
Whole Foods Sees Consumers Rebounding
Citing indications that its customers are spending more freely, Whole Foods Market said last week that its optimistic about its prospects for fiscal 2011.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Mid Week News: A&P Stock Falls 18% in Early Trades Wednesday....
MarketWatch: Shares of A&P fall 18%
Shares of long struggling supermarket operator Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (GAP 3.40, -0.58, -14.57%) dropped 18% to $3.25 in early trade Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal reported the New Jersey-based parent of the A&P supermarket chain has been reaching out to investment banks to restructure its heavy debt load
More Problems for A&P...Food Basics Workers May Strike
The chain’s contract with Local 464A of the Little Falls-based United Food and Commercial Workers expires at midnight Saturday, and the chance of reaching a settlement “doesn’t look good,” said John Niccollai, the union president. The struggling A&P supermarket chain may face another problem: a potential strike by 900 employees at its eight North Jersey Food Basic stores.
ShopRite Design Changes To Be Unveiled
Wyckoff,NJ-- ShopRite representatives revised their renderings of the more than 62,000-square-foot supermarket.
ShopRite Plans their 8th Maryland Store
ShopRite will open its first location in Anne Arundel County, Md., later this year. The supermarket has signed a lease to locate in a former Kmart site.
Forecasters Project Value-Driven Holiday Season
"While consumers have shown they are once again willing to spend on what's important to them, they will be very conscientious about price."
After Chicago Win, Will Wal-Mart Look to New York?
Wal-Mart won the right to open two more stores in Chicago this year, but does that mean the world's largest retailer can eventually take Manhattan?
Wal-Mart Buys Raw Materials With Suppliers
Wal-Mart said its plans to join with its suppliers in buying raw goods to reduce costs, according to published reports.
New York Times: Teamsters Candidate to Challenge Hoffa
Sandy Pope, president of a Teamsters local in New York City and one of the most prominent women in the union, announced on Monday that she would challenge James P. Hoffa for the presidency.
Wal-Mart to End Employee Profit-Sharing in February
Wal-Mart plans to end profit-sharing contributions in February, replacing them by matching some of the dollars employees put in their 401(k) retirement plans to pare expenses.
Meanwhile, they're expecting "positive" 4Q sales.
New Walmart Supercenter May Face Suit after owner says construction of the mega-store has "all but bankrupted" his business, and he is seeking compensation.
- Says Canadian UFCW in the wake of yet another accident involving farm workers.
In NY News:
Governor Patterson is looking at more layoffs.
In NY News:
Governor Patterson is looking at more layoffs.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Friday's News After Noon: RWDSU Takes Mott's Picket Line to Manufacturing Plant...
Some of the previous stories we posted have been removed, we apologize for the inconvenience.
National Fruit Now Co-Packing Mott's Struck Product
National Fruit Now Co-Packing Mott's Struck Product
Winchester, VA.-- RWDSU Local 220 is taking their picket line to National Fruit manufacturing plant to protest Mott's outsourcing and co-packing of applesauce due to slowed production in the Mott's Williamson, NY plant. Strikers and union members will be leafleting National Fruit production workers about the ongoing labor dispute at Mott's.
A story in today's Chicago Reader reveals that at least one hundred pro-Walmart "supporters" in Chicago were paid $100 to come and protest on behalf of the retail giant building in their neighborhood in front of Chicago's City Council on Thursday, June 24.
Wainscott, NY-- Residents showed up in strong numbers to discuss plans for the former Plitt Ford property on Montauk Highway to possibly develop into a specialty supermarket such as a Whole Foods, Trader Joe's or Wild by Nature.
Costco just opened a Queens warehouse club that demonstrates the potential of urban retailing done right.
Wyckoff, N.J.-- Hearings on Inserra Supermarkets Inc.;s proposal to build a ShopRite at the site of the old A&P on Greenwood Avenue began Wednesday night over the objection of an attorney representing Stop & Shop.
DENVER-- A deal for the Northern Arapaho Tribe in Wyoming to sell organic, grass-fed beef to Whole Foods Market Inc. has fallen through.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Wednesday's Afternoon News
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Urges Mott's to Get Back to The Negotiating Table and Bargain in Good Faith 300 Striking RWDSU/UFCW Workers.
New York Attorney General & State Gubernatorial Candidate Andrew Cuomo is urging the beverage maker to "come back to the negotiating table, bargain in good faith and reach a fair and equitable solution for workers, company and state." [Press Release]
Montgomery Labor Battle Heats Up
Members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1994/Municipal and County Government Employees Organization picketed July 7 at a meeting in Gaithersburg staged by a competing union vying to represent the 6,000 MCGEO members who work for the Montgomery County government.
Loblaw Stores Gird For Possible Work Stoppage
A possible work stoppage is looming for area supermarkets under the Loblaw banner. This, after Loblaw workers in Ontario voted 97% to give their union a strike mandate should contract talks break down.
Food Policy Chief Leaves Job, and City Seeks a Successor
The food czar, Ben Thomases, who came to City Hall as food policy coordinator to take charge of a campaign to combat hunger and unhealthy eating, is now the chief operating officer of Wildcat Service Corporation, a nonprofit work force development contractor.
Poll: D.C. Wants to Make Big Box Stores Pay Up, Hire Local
A week after the news breaks that Wal-Mart has finally found a viable place to locate in the District, the United Food and Commercial Workers Union has a poll out with evidence that D.C. residents support making big box stores pay a living wage and hire from local communities.
Fight Over Wal-Mart Near Civil War Battlefield Heads to Court
Attorneys for Orange County, Va., and residents who oppose a proposed Wal-Mart store near the Wilderness Battlefield are scheduled to appear in Orange Circuit on Tuesday.
Wal-Mart Grocery Deal Okayed By Farmers Branch City Council
Dallas-- The City Council here voted unanimously to advance talks to sell a four-acre plot of land to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to develop a small grocery.
It's Called Capitalism
Walmart CEO Michael Duke's $35 million annual salary consistutes an hourly wage equal to the annual salary of the average Walmart employee. New Walmart employees are paid $8.75 an hour-a gross salary of $13,650 a year. Thus, over a single lunch, Duke makes the yearly salary of one of his workers.
Banning Single-Use Carryout Bags in California
Legislation authored by Assemblywoman Julia Brownley (D-Santa Monica) to ban single-use carryout bags in California has been approved by the State Assembly. At news conference at the State Capitol, Assemblymember Brownley was joined by leaders from the California Grocers Association, the United Food and Commercial Workers union and various environmental organizations as well as a trio of Hollywood actresses, Amy Smart, Rosario Dawson and Rachelle LeFevre.
New York Attorney General & State Gubernatorial Candidate Andrew Cuomo is urging the beverage maker to "come back to the negotiating table, bargain in good faith and reach a fair and equitable solution for workers, company and state." [Press Release]
Montgomery Labor Battle Heats Up
Members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1994/Municipal and County Government Employees Organization picketed July 7 at a meeting in Gaithersburg staged by a competing union vying to represent the 6,000 MCGEO members who work for the Montgomery County government.
Loblaw Stores Gird For Possible Work Stoppage
A possible work stoppage is looming for area supermarkets under the Loblaw banner. This, after Loblaw workers in Ontario voted 97% to give their union a strike mandate should contract talks break down.
Food Policy Chief Leaves Job, and City Seeks a Successor
The food czar, Ben Thomases, who came to City Hall as food policy coordinator to take charge of a campaign to combat hunger and unhealthy eating, is now the chief operating officer of Wildcat Service Corporation, a nonprofit work force development contractor.
Poll: D.C. Wants to Make Big Box Stores Pay Up, Hire Local
A week after the news breaks that Wal-Mart has finally found a viable place to locate in the District, the United Food and Commercial Workers Union has a poll out with evidence that D.C. residents support making big box stores pay a living wage and hire from local communities.
Fight Over Wal-Mart Near Civil War Battlefield Heads to Court
Attorneys for Orange County, Va., and residents who oppose a proposed Wal-Mart store near the Wilderness Battlefield are scheduled to appear in Orange Circuit on Tuesday.
Wal-Mart Grocery Deal Okayed By Farmers Branch City Council
Dallas-- The City Council here voted unanimously to advance talks to sell a four-acre plot of land to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to develop a small grocery.
It's Called Capitalism
Walmart CEO Michael Duke's $35 million annual salary consistutes an hourly wage equal to the annual salary of the average Walmart employee. New Walmart employees are paid $8.75 an hour-a gross salary of $13,650 a year. Thus, over a single lunch, Duke makes the yearly salary of one of his workers.
Banning Single-Use Carryout Bags in California
Legislation authored by Assemblywoman Julia Brownley (D-Santa Monica) to ban single-use carryout bags in California has been approved by the State Assembly. At news conference at the State Capitol, Assemblymember Brownley was joined by leaders from the California Grocers Association, the United Food and Commercial Workers union and various environmental organizations as well as a trio of Hollywood actresses, Amy Smart, Rosario Dawson and Rachelle LeFevre.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Mon-Tues News: New Chelsea Trader Joe's, PeaPod Expands...
The American-made, union-made boots by United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 668 and 717 members at the Weinbrenner Shoe Co., are available online!
TORONTO- Workers at one of Ontario's biggest grocery chains have overwhelmingly voted to give their union authority to call a strike against Loblaw Co. if negotiations don't go well.
In California and 21 other states today, union members at worksites across the nation are kicking off a nationwide grassroots campaign with a call for creating good American jobs now and backing the candidates that support them. Says AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka:
"If politicians want the support of working families in November they need to create good jobs here in America now. People aren’t interested in campaign slogans or promises, they want results."
According to a union website, Mott's has asked workers at a union local in Williamson, N.Y., to pay cuts of up to $1.50 per hour, and is trying to take away the workers' pension plan. The 300-odd workers have been on strike since May.
An official with Local 791 of the United Food and Commercial Workers says workers overwhelmingly voted to accept the new contract on Thursday.
Another regional director of the National Labor Relations Board has asserted the board's jurisdiction over Foxwoods Resort Casino, directing that a secret-ballot election be conducted among some 375 bartenders and beverage servers eligible to join the United Food and Commercial Workers Union.
Marsh Workers Stand Up to Out-of-State Private Equity Firm, Call on Sun Capital to Respect Their Right to Form Union
The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 700 today petitioned the National Labor Relations Board for a union election at the Marsh stores in Beech Grove, where the majority of workers have signaled their intention to join a union.
EAST BRIDGEWATER,Mass-- Settlement of the four-month strike affecting Shaw's Methuen, Mass. distribution center could prove to save the plant itself, although some jobs inside the facility could be changing.
Specialty grocer Trader Joe's opened its newest location Monday in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood. Snacks were handed out for those waiting on line to get into the new location at 21st Street and Sixth Avenue. As the ribbon was cut, Trader Joe's faithful made their way into the store to pick up everything from exotic cheeses to wines and basic groceries. Many shoppers woke up extra early to make it to the grand opening. "I live around the corner. I've been waiting months for it to open,” said one shopper. “I just want to get my shopping done early. I have a lot of food I need to get inside."
FLORHAM PARK, NJ-- Trader Joe's a supermarket known for its eclectic grocery offerings and for the quirky Hawaiian shirts worn by its employees, is moving its Florham Park store to a larger location a couple hundred yards away.
In an ongoing "Generic Foods Investigation" in the Faster Times Amy Westervelt offers a guide of some of Trader Joe's products, who makes them, what the brand-name is equivalent is, and how much is saved buying the private label over the brand.
QUINCY,Mass., Peapod by Stop & Shop, the leading online grocer serving New England, New York and New Jersey, continues to expand its home and business delivery service with an addiction of more than 40 new communities.
Dem and Chronicle-Rochchester: Report on Planned East Avenue Wegmans Gets Public Airing Today
Since Wakefern Food Corp. entered the Maryland market about a year ago with the conversion of seven Klein's Family Markets to its ShopRite banner, it was expected that the country's largest wholesale grocery co-op would aggressively look to expand its retailer base throughout the Baltimore-Washington market.
For years, Target has teased New Yorkers with suggestions of its imminent arrival, plastering its logo on billboards and opening pop-up shops, but with its first location in Manhattan ready to open on July 25, the omens aren't looking good.
NEW YORK-- Wal-Mart's Sam's Club chain is teaming up with a lender to offer loans of up to $25,000 to its small business members.
UBS Investment Research said in a research note Friday that some investors may want to exploit the potential of BJ's Wholesale Club as it begins discussions with a private equity firm to improve shareholder value.
A new industry guide tells retailers and suppliers how to capture and communicate traceability information for these products, which will become much easier with the adoption of the GS1 Databar.
Only a handful of industry stocks have shown gains i n their share prices in 2010, as the faint glimpses of economic recovery have so far only been a tease and retailers battled to retain customers.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Friday Lunch Time News: Walmart Paying Millions to get out of a 7K Fine....
UFCW Statement Regarding Department of Justice Challenge to Arizona Immigration Law
Congratulations to our brothers and sisters in UFCW Local 791 who settled a 4- month strike at the Shaws Methuen Distribution Center: http://www.bostonherald.com/business/gen
eral/view/20100708shaws_reports_methuen_ strike_is_over_new_contract_reached/srvc =home&position=recent
NLRB Orders Union Election at Tribal Casino in Connecticut
The United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 371, filed a petition for the election covering about 375 bartenders, beverage servers, lounge hosts and bar porters.
"Scabs Go Home" Say MCGEO Workers:
Responding to recent attempts to raid UFCW 1994 MCGEO members
Interesting Stats about Walmart
Walmart is the largest company on the earth revenue. Here's one info-graphic displaying some amazing figures and statistics to demonstrate to you how big and enormous Walmart is!
Moon Supervisors Give Preliminary OK to Wal-Mart Plan
PA- Wal-Mart got preliminary approval for its Moon Township site from township supervisors early Thursday.
Strikers at Mott's Pick Up Nationwide Support
Support from around the country is coming in to 300 striking workers at the Mott's apple products plant in WIlliamson, N.Y.
Whole Foods Market Starting to Grow Its Own
A Whole Foods Market in Short Pump, VA., has taken over an acre of land for development of a community garden that will help to supply vegetables for its local store there.
Mom Banned From Whole Foods foe Life After Accidentally Shoplifting
Suburban Whole Foods Sells for $11.6 Million
A Phoenix investment firm continues to snap up local single-tenant properties, paying $11.6 million for a Whole Foods Market in the western suburbs.
Wegmans Temporarily Closed Following Fire
There were no injuries related to the roof fire at the West Taft Road store in Liverpool, NY. There were challenges as firefighters battled the flames and heat and employees now work to clean and reopen the store.
East Ave. Wegmans Expansion Moving Foward
Rochester, NY-- A flyer arriving in mailboxes this week details the latest on plans to expand the last remaining Wegmans store within Rochester's city limits.
Developer: ShopRite Won't Build in Hyde Park
HYDE PARK- ShopRite is no longer interested in building a supermarket on the land due south of Saint Andrews Road and across Route 9 from the Culinary Institute of America.
ShopRite Owners Appeal Zoning Variance
The decision would allow 78 fewer parking spaces at the shopping center and permit an expansion of Wal-Mart.
ShopRite Store in Southbury, A Former Shaw's, to Open Wednesday
Costco Opens in Rego Park Mall
15th New York store will feature kosher bakery as well as a pharmacy and 1-hour photo
Bison E. Coli Recall Widens; Retailers Listed
Las week's recall of Rocky Mountain National Meats' bison products has grown, and retailers are now being named. Albertsons stores are on the list, along with Giant Foods, Hannaford's, King Scooper's, Kroger's, Market Basket, Price Chopper's, Stop & Shops, Super Valu and Whole Foods.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Mid-Week News: Mon-Weds
Happy Fourth of July everyone!
UFCW Local 1657 Endorses Shelia Smoot in U.S. Congress Race
UFCW Local 1657 Endorses Shelia Smoot in U.S. Congress Race
The United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1657 announced its endorsements of Shelia Smoot in her bid as the Democratic candidate to represent Alabama's 7th Congressional District in the upcoming November elections.
Labor unions are expected to spend generously this election year to support some initiatives, oppose other, and unseat a few lawmakers.
UFCW, activists and labor groups to alert shoppers at supermarkets nationwide that Mott's is new poster child for corporate greed.
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555 will hold a "Freedom Solidarity Shop Week" July 5-12 at various Fred Meyer stores to support non-food employees who have been bargaining for months for a new contract.
Officials: Chicago Wal-Mart Deal Won't Work in NYC
Labor unions in Chicago struck a deal to allow Wal-Mart to expand throughout the city, but unions in New York aren't so willing to budge.
Every Chicagoan should know by now that Wal-Mart, who currently only has a single store in the city limits, plans to open about thirty new stores.
A Michigan man has sued Wal-Mart Stores Inc for firing him after he tested positive for medical marijuana he was using legally to treat pain from an inoperable brain tumor and sinus cancer.
Eduardo Castro-Wright, who was once seen as a candidate for chief executive of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., has been replaced as head of Wal-Mart's United States operations.
The Bank of Wal-Mart has come to step closer to reality. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s Sam's Club unit is running a pilot program with Calif.-based Superior Financial Group to offer small business loans of $5,000 to $25,000.
CHICAGO- A private equity firm that has invested in several retailers has taken a 9.5% stake in BJ's Wholesale Club Inc and said it might propose taking the warehouse club operator private.
Rite Aid Workers Rally at Calif. Distribution Center for Good Contract
More than 75 Rite Aid workers from the Southwest Distribution Center in Lancaster Calif. marched off the job during their lunch break this week to join supporters from dozen of other unions demanding that Rite Aid management negotiate a good contract.
Striking workers at the Shaw's supermarket warehouse in Methuen, Mass., are gaining the support of political, community and religious leaders and union members across New England.
CLINTON, NJ-- At ShopRite's official opening day last week, customers entering the doors to the new store in Clinton received free balloons for the kids, a single serving of Cheerios from an animated Lucky Charms, a Price Plus Club card for additional savings, and coupons.
Wegmans Grocery Store in Germantown Could Be Open by 2012
A Wegmans store in Germantown would mean lower prices and more choices for consumers, according to developers working with the New York grocery chain.
Wegmans Food Markets in Woodbrige celebrates its students employees receiving scholarships through the Wegmans Employee Scholarship Program. Since the annual program began 27 years ago, Wegmans has awarded more than 24,000 of its employees with scholarships totaling more than $77 million.
Challenge to Wegmans Liquor License to be heard by Woodbridge Council
WOODBRIDGE- VA- Township officials and the Wegmans supermarket are gearing up for a debate next month over local and state liquor license rules as the chain seeks to allow customers to buy liquor at its township store.
Citing confusion in the marketplace, Whole Foods Market Inc. is cracking down on organic standards for personal-care products.
The Super Stop & Shop supermarket on Jerusalem Avenue in North Bellmore closed Monday night temporarily for a major renovation. The pharmacy will remain open during construction.
Bison meat is being recalled by a Colorado company over concerns about possible E. Colu contamination, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department. The USDA said the recalled bison meat was sold to stores nationwide between May 21 and May 27 and some people may have already been sickened.
SOUTH DEERFIELD, Mass.- Mixixe, a Brazilian relative of the cucumber is relatively unknown in the U.S., but it may one day be as common as cilantro as farmers and consumers embrace more so-called ethnic vegetables.
Eco Friendly Shopping Bags Are E Coli Risk: Going Green May Make You Sick
A study done University of Arizona found at least 50% of consumers' reusable shopping bags tested had E. Coli on them. Most bag owners never even wash the eco-friendly bags, making them a harbor for bacteria.
SAN DIEGO, CA-- A billing banning single- use plastic bags in California passed another hurdle last week and now moves on to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
More than 75 Rite Aid workers from the Southwest Distribution Center in Lancaster, Calif. marched off the job during their lunch break this week to join supporters from dozens of other unions demanding that Rite Aid (a drugstore chain) management negotiate a good contract.
UFCW Canada and Mexico's Federal District Unite Efforts to Protect Migrant Workers in Canada, as Well as Their Families
Striking workers at the Shaw’s supermarket warehouse in Methuen, Mass., are gaining the support of political, community and religious leaders and union members across New England.
The Super Stop & Shop supermarket on Jerusalem Avenue in North Bellmore closed Monday night temporarily for a major renovation. The pharmacy will remain open during construction.
The Bank of Wal-Mart has come a step closer to reality. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s Sam’s Club unit is running a pilot program with Calif.-based Superior Financial Group to offer small business loans of $5,000 to $25,000.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Monday News after Noon...
FDA Needs Help Inspecting Food Imports
SAN ANTONIO- As food safety legislation continues to be considered in the Senate, the Food & Drug Administration finds itself lacking resources needed for inspections of imported foods and other products.
Wegmans CEO recognized by business association
Danny Wegman, cheif executive officer of Wegmans Food Markets, received an award for his lifetime contributions to the retail food industry.
Wegmans of Collegeville Promotes Available Full-Service Catering Options
The local epicurean experts of the high-quality grocery outlet, Wegmans extend their invitations to assist area residents in all facets of summer entertaining
Kroger says it has deal to avert Michigan strike
Kroger Co. says it's reached a tentative three-year agreement with a labor union, averting a strike by 14,000 workers at 133 stores
Whole Foods Eyes Scotland Expansion
Canaan Elementary gets a helping hand from Hannaford
Canaan Elementary School Principal, Steve Swindells,recently received a $1,000 dollar check from Skowhegan Hannaford. Canaan Elementary School received the bonus for raising the most money for area schools through the Hannaford Helps Schools program.
Cargo Workers Stage Job Actions
SEATTLE- Backed by Teamsters Local 117, workers at a several loading companies in the Puget Sound region where scheduled to stage job actions Friday at distribution centers operated by Safeway, Fred Meyer and Unified Grocers, among others.
Bartenders at Foxwoods Resort Casino are trying to form a labor union under the supervision of the U.S. government after failing to organize under the rules of the Indian tribe that owns the casino.
More: Foxwoods Resort Casino Faces New Demand for Union...[Daily Caller]
In China, Unlikely Labor Leader Just Wanted a Middle-Class Life
Tan Guocheng uis hardly a self-styled labor leader, but last month an hour into his shift at Honda factory in the southern city of Foshan, Mr. Tan pressed an emergency button that shut down his production line. "Let's go out on strike!" he shouted.
Students Stage Walkout over MetroCard Elimination
About 1,000 students from 23 high schools in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens met at a rally at City Hall Park, marched across the Brooklyn Bridge and briefly rallied at the Transit Building on Jay Street in Brooklyn to protest the planned cut
Friday, June 11, 2010
Weekly One-Liners: News from the Week of June 6
Due to Contract Negotiations, we'll be releasing the Morning Read twice a week until our Contract is settled with King Kullen, Stop and Shop and Pathmark. Thank you.
Union workers at Kroger stores in Michigan were still working on Thursday despite their contract expiring. The workers, represented by United Food and Commercial Workers Local 876 here, in a statement said they were fighting “concessionary demands from Kroger,” including defunding a trust account that pays for health benefits. [Supermarket News]
Supermarket Strike Looms
Supermarket Strike Looms
A Spokesperson for Queens Village-based Local 1500 of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union characterized contract negotiatons with the major area supermarket chains as "not going good," on contracts that will expire on Saturday, June 26.
A Kroger spokesperson told Local 4 union employees will take a final vote on the contract next week. Workers will be getting a visit from a union representative before the vote.
Royal Ahold NV, the operator of Stop & Shop and Giant grocery chains, said net profit rose 45 percent in the first quarter as costs stemming from the bankruptcy of its BI-LO subsidiary were less than feared.
After negotiating for six months with no end in sight, union members voted to approve a strike last week. Macy's agreed to come to the table for mediation shortly thereafter.
Walmart Eyes Growth in Russia
Walmart, the world's largest retailer, has signaled its continued interest in establishing stores in Russia, albeit in a characteristically unusual way.
A grocery chain with nine stores in the area had hired Saint Consulting Group to secretly run the antidevelopment campaign. Saint is a specialist at fighting proposed Walmarts, and it uses tactics it describes as "black arts".
Online grocer Peapod, a division of Ahold, is hosting its first community forum today in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood to address food deserts, large geographic areas that have no or distant mainstream grocery stores.
Cub Foods is taking on Walmart stores in a fight over the busy St.Paul-Midway shopping district.
Supervalu and Safeway Helped Bolster Anti-Walmart Protests. So What?
Recently, a WSJ investigation revealed that supposedly grassroots opposition to construction of some Walmart stores was funded and facilitated by operatives working for its grocery competitors, including Supervalu and Safeway.
Full investigation @ WSJ.
CHICAGO, IL--The vote to rezone an area on the Far Sound side to make way for the city's second Walmart retail store was delayed for a second time.
Shoprite opens eighth Maryland location
The new store will be located in the Chesapeake Square Shopping Center, which is owned by principals of the Fedder Company and the Briarwood Group.
Mill Valley's second Whole Foods Store to open
Whole Foods will debut its much-anticipated second Mill Valley store, a green open-air-style marketplace featuring locally grown products. Officials said they weren't certain, but Mill Valley is likely the smallest town to have two Whole Foods stores.
Whole Foods Continues Distribution Deal with UNFI
Specialty food distributor United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) will continue to be the primary distributor for Whole Foods Market, which accounted for approximately 33 percent of UNFI's sales last year, until 2010.
Fairway Cafe, a restaurant located within the landmakr grocery store on the Upper West Side, has yet to confirm rumors of its closure, but already a handful of neighbors have sprung into action.
Syracuse Wegmans stores seeing produce from down on the farm--the Wegmans farm.
Northeasterners normally must wait until July for local ripe tomatoes, but some upstate New York Wegmans shoppers received theirs a lot earlier.
More than 2,400 students plan to walk out of school at noon today to protest the elimination of free MetroCards-- and leaders from the city's political wired transit and teachers unions will be there to cheer them on.
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