UFCW UNITED AT A&P
Local 1262 Pathmark workers demonstrate their solidarity by wearing a sticker.

Who:  62,000 members in (Delaware) Local 27, (Connecticut) Local 271,(Maryland) Locals 27 and 400, (Massachusetts) Local 371, (New Jersey) Locals 152, 342, 464A,1245, 1262, 1360, and 1776, (New York) Locals 305*, 338*, 342, 464A, 1245, 1262, 1500, and 1776,(Ohio) Local 911, (Canada) Locals 175 and 11*, (Pennsylvania) Locals 100R and 1776

What: A&P is one of the leading supermarket operators along the East Coast. UFCW members are the backbone of this company –40,000 members working together through the ups and downs of the economy and the industry. The current economic situation makes our solidarity even more important.

Today’s, A&P’s store-level operating profits, produced from your hard work, are improving. But the company is saddled with debt from borrowing to purchase Pathmark in 2007.

UFCW members must stick together to make sure A&P lives up to its commitment to all workers!

When: UFCW contracts with some local unions have expired, some are in bargaining now and even more will come up for renewal later this year.

What's At Stake:  Members are fighting for a good contract that protects quality jobs and allow workers to provide for their families.


     Sticker Campaign

Grocery workers working at A&P-owned stores are showing their commitment to good jobs in the community by wearing stickers in their stores this week. The stickers show customers and management that workers understand that the economic situation is tough right now, but that good jobs in grocery stores will help--not hurt--working families in the community.


 

 




 


Updates

 April 29, 2009

Local 1262 Workers in New Jersey Reach Tentative Agreement

UFCW Local 1262 bargaining committee members have voted to accept a tentative contract agreement with ShopRite, Stop & Shop, Foodtown and Pathmark. The membership will vote on the tentative agreement at meetings this week.

The contract covers about 30,000 retail clerks at ShopRite, Pathmark and Foodtown stores in New Jersey and the western Hudson Valley and Stop & Shop Supermarkets in New Jersey.

Local 1262 President Harvey Whille said the committees accepted the tentative agreement because it would not change health and welfare benefits and provides adequate funding of the pension fund and a fair wage increase.

April 20, 2009

Union, supermarkets extend worker contract
Mid-Hudson News Network

CLIFTON PARK, NJ The contract that was set to expire between 30,000 supermarket workers, members of United Food and commercial Workers Local 1262, which was set to expire at midnight Saturday, has been extended to Wednesday, April 22.

In the Hudson Valley, the union represents workers at ShopRite and Pathmark stores in Orange, Ulster and Rockland counties.The extension was agreed upon by negotiating committees on Friday. Both sides will return to the bargaining table Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.

Union President Harvey Whille said the Local and the employers are fairly close to a new contract that continues to provide our members with solid pension funding, good health and welfare benefits and decent wages.
 

April 2, 2009

Local 371 tells workers a strike is possible if no deal is reached

By Richard Lee, The Advocate
Citing a large gap in negotiations over wages, health insurance and pension issues, Local 371 of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union has warned that its 1,500 members who work in full- and part-time jobs at Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. stores in Connecticut could be involved in job actions as early as April 10.

The most recent contract expired Feb. 28, and after six negotiating sessions, both sides are far from reaching an agreement, union President Brian Petronella said....

Full story here: http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/norwalkadvocate/business/ci_12053952

 
 



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