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Pension Plan Update

***ATTENTION LOCAL 1500 MEMBERS***

Please watch this very important video from President Newell addressing the changes to your retirement benefits. Most of your questions regarding the Local 1500 Pension Fund and Annuity Fund will be answered in this video. If you have any additional questions, please email them to Info@UFCW1500.org. If you still have questions specific to the Local 1500 Annuity Fund, email Annuity@UFCW1500.org. If you have Pension-specific questions, please email them to Pension@UFCW1500.org. You may also visit www.UFCW1500.org/your-union-benefits/pension-plan-2 to check your Pension Summary Plan Description.

 

 

UFCW STATEMENT – Instacart Must Halt Effort to Eliminate Jobs of Essential Workers

Attention UFCW members: We demand that Instacart stop their efforts to eliminate the jobs of essential workers

ATTENTION ALL LOCAL 1500 MEMBERS

If you’re a member of Local 1500 and may need help proving your eligibility as a grocery store employee to get the COVID-19 vaccine, please see your shop steward. The Union has provided your shop steward with a letter stating you are a grocery worker.

*This letter is only for members of Local 1500*

COVID-19 Vaccine Update

Local 1500 members working in grocery stores are now included on the list of key employees that can be vaccinated for COVID-19!  Please follow the directions in the attached links to begin the process to get the vaccine.

https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/phased-distribution…

https://forms.ny.gov/s3/vaccine

https://vaccinefinder.nyc.gov/

 

 

ATTENTION STOP & SHOP MEMBERS

Attention Local 1500 members working in Stop & Shop:

 

Local 1500 along with other UFCW Locals in Region 1 have been able to negotiate an additional payment for your hazard pay with Stop & Shop.

 

There is a one-time payment of:

$300 for Full-Timers and $150 for Part-Timers.

Payouts are scheduled to be distributed on February 4th, 2021. 

 

We believe our members deserve more than what the Company has agreed to pay out at this time, and Local 1500 will continue to push for hazard pay until the virus is no longer a threat for our members.

 

Thank you for being a member of our Union and remember Local 1500 will never stop fighting on your behalf.

Stay safe, stay strong & stay United.

 

STOP & SHOP NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

BREAKING NEWS

STOP & SHOP NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE

Your Union Negotiating Committee is happy to announce that this afternoon we reached a tentative agreement!  

Bargaining contracts always proves to be challenging.  This was our first-ever set of negotiations that were held virtually, and we were faced with the additional challenges of negotiating from a distance. 

Although via Zoom, Your Stop & Shop negotiating committee showed up ready to succeed and indicated to the Company that they meant business from the onset.  We are pleased to report that the rank and file Negotiating Committee members unanimously recommend this settlement.

Contract Voting will be held Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week at 14 Stop & Shop stores.

Follow us on Social Media for more detailed information on voting.

STAY STRONG!  STAY SAFE!

-Your Local 1500 Stop & Shop Negotiating Committee