After a two year hiatus, we are pleased to announce the Local 371 18th Annual Union Open will be held on Wednesday, July 21st on at Whitney Farms Golf Course on Route 110 in Monroe CT. Registration starts at 9am, with shotgun start at 10:30am. Join us for a great round of golf, including breakfast, lunch, beverages on the course, and dinner with open bar.
Local 371 is proud to offer three $2500 per year for 4 year (total $10,000 each) scholarships to our members and children and grandchildren of our members who will be attending a four year college or university beginning in the fall of 2021. Download your application here!
UFCW President Mark Perrone Applauds Key Elements of Biden Relief Plan
“President-elect Biden’s COVID relief plan is a strong first step to taking control of the pandemic and providing Americans with the essential relief they need as this crisis continues,” UFCW International President Marc Perrone (left) said in a statement.
“With COVID-19 cases skyrocketing, America’s essential workers in grocery stores and meatpacking plants are more at risk than ever before and need action to support them on the frontlines. Despite the growing hazards these essential workers face, many companies in these industries have cut hazard pay and abandoned many of the safety measures still needed to protect workers on the job,” Perrone explained. “President-elect Biden’s plan puts essential workers first by creating a national COVID-19 safety standard to protect those on the frontlines, expanding paid sick leave for all workers, calling on companies to provide retroactive and ongoing hazard pay for essential workers, and increasing funding for COVID testing, PPE and vaccine distribution.”
Happy New Year! After negotiating with UFCW leadership, Stop and Shop has agreed to pay out an additional $300 for FT and $150 for PT employees for hazard pay. While we believe you deserve more than that for the work you have done for your communities, we appreciate the company’s ongoing willingness to bargain over the issue of hazard pay. To be eligible for this hazard pay bonus, members must be on the payroll as of 12/31/20 and still active on 1/30/21. It will be paid out in early February.
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