Bill Bumpus Somerville MA - An injury to one is an injury to all

Union asking Stopand Shop to reconsider discontinuing hazard pay for employees

“We don’t feel that it’s right that our members are being asked to put themselves at risk more than they would normally do beyond their normal job and they’re not being compensated for putting themselves at risk,” Crystal Bouchie told 22News.

THE HAZARD PAY IS GONE. THE HAZARD IS NOT!

After months of negotiating to keep hazard pay beyond July 4th, Stop and Shop announced they will discontinue the hazard pay premium for all employees despite the growing number of COVID-19 infection cases around the country.

Speaking Together We Can Stand Up for Our Essential Grocery Workers:

• Our members continue to put their health and safety on the line in exchange for regular pay only.
• Stop and Shop continues to rake in millions of dollars in profit during the pandemic, yet they refuse to share the profits with its loyal employees.
• Masks, social distancing and other safety measures are still in effect and so should the hazard pay.

Sign the petition

A Message From the President - For all Stop & Shop Union Members

For a National Moral March on Washington, DC: A Digital Gathering

June 20, 2020 Broadcast at 10 AM EST & 6 PM EST at June2020.org

The United Food and Commercial Workers is proud to join the Poor People’s Campaign as a mobilizing partner for the Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington Digital Justice Gathering to demand that the 140 million poor and low-income people in our nation—from every race, creed, gender, sexuality, and place—are no long ignored, dismissed, or pushed to the margins of our political and social agenda.  

Ways to Amplify:

• Register to join (CLICK HERE)

• Sign up for a text reminder on the day-of the digital gathering
• Post on social media using #PoorPeoplesCampaign
• Follow @UniteThePoor and amplify the #PoorPeoplesCampaign on Twitter
• Share our posts on Facebook and Instagram
• Find your State Campaign’s social media pages and help amplify their posts 

• Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival Website

• June 20, 2020 RSVP
• June 20, 2020 FAQs
• Mobilizing Partners

• "Rise" | 90-Second June 20 Promo Video | YouTube Link
• "Every Attack on the Poor Must Embolden Our Agitation!" | June 20th Promo *CC
• June2020.org Trailer Video
• Poverty Amidst Pandemic: A Moral Response to COVID-19
• State Coordinating Committees
• State Fact Sheets
• Moral Budget | Executive Summary
• Souls of Poor Folks Audit | Executive Summary

Local 1459 showed our support again to another nursing home - Chapin Center in Springfield with a food drive on Friday, June 5th. https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/hampden-county/ufcw-food-drive-benefits-union-members-working-the-front-lines

Local 1459 recognized those on the frontlines for the work they do with a food drive at Governors Center in Westfield and Willimansett East and West in Chicopee on Tuesday, June 2nd. https://www.westernmassnews.com/news/food-drive-for-front-line-workers/video

STOP & SHOP HAZARD PAY EXTENDED

Tell your Senator to Provide Hazard Pay and Protect Front-line Workers 

https://p2a.co/5CV5LnC.

Employer Mandated COVID-19 Testing

The Appreciation Pay was set to expire on 5/2/2020.  Since Stop & Shop is still experiencing some of the effects of this crisis and the associates remain on the front line Stop & Shop is extending the 10% Appreciation Pay until 5/30/2020.  Starting 5/3/2020 the extension will include all associates hired on 3/22/2020 through 5/2/2020.

Please encourage your friends, family, and customers to take the Shop Smart pledge by testing "Shop Smart" to 23396 or visiting the website below.

http://www.ufcw.org/coronavirus/shopsmart/

Support of An Act Relative to Emergency Hazard Health Duty