Why am I not surprised these issues are impacting the United Food and Commercial Workers Union. ie: Herman Cain. Cheap labor.
The so called unprecedented challenges to negotiations is because there are State Exchanges and employers want to 'bail' on all health care provisions in union contracts.
The Unions have to demand health care coverage according to the law by these employers. The health plans provided by these employers, including McDonalds, are substandard. The Wall Street 'cheap labor' enforcers have to take on their responsibility and provide health coverage according to the law. This is no brainer. There are plenty of insurance companies willing to underwrite large corporations for their employees as prescribed by the law.
Associated Press – Thu, Mar 1, 2012 12:09 PM EST
RISING PROFIT: Royal Ahold NV, (click here) the owner of U.S. and Dutch grocery chains including Giant and Stop and Shop, says its fourth-quarter net profit soared by 75 percent.
U.S. STRENGTH: Sales in the U.S., where Ahold operates Stop and Shop and Giant, outpaced those in the Netherlands.
SALES GAINS: Overall sales rose 4.5 percent to €7.3 billion ($9.8 billion) in the fourth quarter compared to a year earlier and net profit jumped to €270 million ($363 million).
If there is enough will by Wall Street the nation can replace The Affordable Care Act with a Single Payer System if they like. It will require political funding for those willing to pass a Single Payer System Bill.
Large Corporations have to outline the states where they carry out their business. The Unions only have to add amendments to any contract for special needs PER STATE. This is not impossible or should it necessitate impasses in negotiations. Albeit, there may be a need for an additional lawyer or two at the bargaining tables, but, this is a non-issue except where companies seek to victimize their employees and their unions.
Contracts have to contain the basics of the law in their demands for health care coverage now with a provision in the contract to revisit the health care coverage after 2014 and 2015 as the law takes effect. The health care provision in these contracts cannot be regressive or eliminate that coverage entirely. The Affordable Care Act does not change the relationship between citizens and their current health care provider EXCEPT it protects them from exploitative practices and demands exchanges for the under and uninsured.
There is no reason for any controversy in negotiating contracts. This is a significant bill in the USA and it will provide new relationships between employees and their employers, but, there is absolutely no reason for any company realizing tremendous and unprecedented profits to turn away from this challenge.
This is simple. If companies continue to threaten the lives and wellness of their employees demanding unreasonable and unconstitutional concessions from unions in contracts then a strike is called for. The unions are attempting to honor a constitutional law and their members, but, companies are seeking to circumvent their responsibility in this relationship.
King Kullen has a very sentimental beginning. It was begun a long time ago by Michael J. Cullen. Currently, the salary structure is terrible. A Deli Clerk in Sewickley, PA is paid $8.00 per hour according to Monster.com, well below the proposed $9.00 per hour President Obama is seeking in the nation. King Kullen has revenues of well over a half a billion per year. Currently the company is opening and building more and more locations. That's fine, but, they can't do that without providing for the health of their employees and they have to do that constitutionally. Why allow a company to build while their employees are living substandard lives?
Feb. 2, 2010
King Kullen Grocery Co.'s annual sales, (click here) number of corporate stores, top executive, headquarters city and website, as reported in SN's 2010 Top 50 Small Chains and Independents, plus links to other King Kullen stories.
Ranking: 2
Location: Bethpage, N.Y.
Top Executive: Bernard D. Kennedy and Ronald Conklin, co-chairs
No. of Stores: 52
Volume in $ Millions (est.): 940
Year-End Date: 10/1/10
Supplier: Bozzuto’s
Website: www.kingkullen.com
Footnote: King Kullen operates 48 conventional supermarkets and four Wild by Nature natural food stores.
STRIKE!!!!!!
SN’s annual list of the Top 50 Small Chains and Independents reflects sales gains at those companies
The top 50 small chains and independent operators on SN’s annual list are movin’ on up. (click here)
As a group, sales estimates for those companies on the 2012 list rose 6.3% to $29.5 billion, compared with $27.7 billion a year ago.
In addition, for the first time ever, the estimated volumes of the top four companies on the list are at or above $1 billion, with The Fresh Market, Greensboro, N.C., and Grocery Outlet, Berkeley, Calif., each doing about $1.1 billion; followed by Fareway Stores, Boone, Iowa, and Woodman’s Markets, Janesville, Wis., with an estimated $1 billion apiece.
A year ago, sales for those four companies ranged from $970 million to $910 million....
Only until there are no employees on a national basis to provide tremendous and unprecedented profits, will a company finally act responsibly rather than as bullies.
I would fully expect the NLRB to respect the constitutional demands of the unions according to the Affordable Care Act.
STRIKE and do as unions used to do, ask compassion and support of the community of the members during the time of the strike. Ask the community to support the strike knowing the more disposable income in the hands of their citizens the better the overall economy will be. I think the Unions will find support in these communities for their actions as their members are citizens as well.
An NLRB ruling to pay back wages during a strike because of the unlawful directives of a company will provide more than enough incentive to end such corrupt corporate practices.
Taft-Hartley is not the issue and the complaining needs to stop. If Taft-Hartley is brought up as a problem in our modern society the NLRB needs to rule. The Affordable Care Act is law and it is proven to be constitutional law. That has to be respected. If Unions are demanding legal health care coverage there should be no problem.
The Unions need to begin to provide notice of the impending strike. Do it now and get the ball rolling. President Obama is not Reagan. He wants an increased minimum wage, health care reform and backs labor. What?
Strikes are vital to the capacity a Union can bring improvements in the quality of life of it's members. There should be no intimidation when Unions are seeking lawful provisions in their contracts. Taft-Hartley is a non-issue.
Sep. 19, 2013
....“The Affordable Care Act (click here) is presenting tremendous and unprecedented challenges to these negotiations,” Bruce W. Both, president of Local 1500, said in a statement. “The complexity of this 22,000-page law, combined with confusing interpretations of the law by various federal agencies, such as the Department of Labor, IRS and Treasury Department, has left Union negotiators with no choice but to proceed slowly and cautiously as we negotiate the legally required changes.
"The one factor that has not changed during these negotiations, compared to previous ones, is our Union’s commitment to provide the members of UFCW Local 1500 comprehensive health care.”...
The so called unprecedented challenges to negotiations is because there are State Exchanges and employers want to 'bail' on all health care provisions in union contracts.
The Unions have to demand health care coverage according to the law by these employers. The health plans provided by these employers, including McDonalds, are substandard. The Wall Street 'cheap labor' enforcers have to take on their responsibility and provide health coverage according to the law. This is no brainer. There are plenty of insurance companies willing to underwrite large corporations for their employees as prescribed by the law.
Associated Press – Thu, Mar 1, 2012 12:09 PM EST
RISING PROFIT: Royal Ahold NV, (click here) the owner of U.S. and Dutch grocery chains including Giant and Stop and Shop, says its fourth-quarter net profit soared by 75 percent.
U.S. STRENGTH: Sales in the U.S., where Ahold operates Stop and Shop and Giant, outpaced those in the Netherlands.
SALES GAINS: Overall sales rose 4.5 percent to €7.3 billion ($9.8 billion) in the fourth quarter compared to a year earlier and net profit jumped to €270 million ($363 million).
If there is enough will by Wall Street the nation can replace The Affordable Care Act with a Single Payer System if they like. It will require political funding for those willing to pass a Single Payer System Bill.
Large Corporations have to outline the states where they carry out their business. The Unions only have to add amendments to any contract for special needs PER STATE. This is not impossible or should it necessitate impasses in negotiations. Albeit, there may be a need for an additional lawyer or two at the bargaining tables, but, this is a non-issue except where companies seek to victimize their employees and their unions.
Contracts have to contain the basics of the law in their demands for health care coverage now with a provision in the contract to revisit the health care coverage after 2014 and 2015 as the law takes effect. The health care provision in these contracts cannot be regressive or eliminate that coverage entirely. The Affordable Care Act does not change the relationship between citizens and their current health care provider EXCEPT it protects them from exploitative practices and demands exchanges for the under and uninsured.
There is no reason for any controversy in negotiating contracts. This is a significant bill in the USA and it will provide new relationships between employees and their employers, but, there is absolutely no reason for any company realizing tremendous and unprecedented profits to turn away from this challenge.
This is simple. If companies continue to threaten the lives and wellness of their employees demanding unreasonable and unconstitutional concessions from unions in contracts then a strike is called for. The unions are attempting to honor a constitutional law and their members, but, companies are seeking to circumvent their responsibility in this relationship.
King Kullen has a very sentimental beginning. It was begun a long time ago by Michael J. Cullen. Currently, the salary structure is terrible. A Deli Clerk in Sewickley, PA is paid $8.00 per hour according to Monster.com, well below the proposed $9.00 per hour President Obama is seeking in the nation. King Kullen has revenues of well over a half a billion per year. Currently the company is opening and building more and more locations. That's fine, but, they can't do that without providing for the health of their employees and they have to do that constitutionally. Why allow a company to build while their employees are living substandard lives?
Feb. 2, 2010
King Kullen Grocery Co.'s annual sales, (click here) number of corporate stores, top executive, headquarters city and website, as reported in SN's 2010 Top 50 Small Chains and Independents, plus links to other King Kullen stories.
Ranking: 2
Location: Bethpage, N.Y.
Top Executive: Bernard D. Kennedy and Ronald Conklin, co-chairs
No. of Stores: 52
Volume in $ Millions (est.): 940
Year-End Date: 10/1/10
Supplier: Bozzuto’s
Website: www.kingkullen.com
Footnote: King Kullen operates 48 conventional supermarkets and four Wild by Nature natural food stores.
STRIKE!!!!!!
SN’s annual list of the Top 50 Small Chains and Independents reflects sales gains at those companies
The top 50 small chains and independent operators on SN’s annual list are movin’ on up. (click here)
As a group, sales estimates for those companies on the 2012 list rose 6.3% to $29.5 billion, compared with $27.7 billion a year ago.
In addition, for the first time ever, the estimated volumes of the top four companies on the list are at or above $1 billion, with The Fresh Market, Greensboro, N.C., and Grocery Outlet, Berkeley, Calif., each doing about $1.1 billion; followed by Fareway Stores, Boone, Iowa, and Woodman’s Markets, Janesville, Wis., with an estimated $1 billion apiece.
A year ago, sales for those four companies ranged from $970 million to $910 million....
Only until there are no employees on a national basis to provide tremendous and unprecedented profits, will a company finally act responsibly rather than as bullies.
I would fully expect the NLRB to respect the constitutional demands of the unions according to the Affordable Care Act.
STRIKE and do as unions used to do, ask compassion and support of the community of the members during the time of the strike. Ask the community to support the strike knowing the more disposable income in the hands of their citizens the better the overall economy will be. I think the Unions will find support in these communities for their actions as their members are citizens as well.
An NLRB ruling to pay back wages during a strike because of the unlawful directives of a company will provide more than enough incentive to end such corrupt corporate practices.
Taft-Hartley is not the issue and the complaining needs to stop. If Taft-Hartley is brought up as a problem in our modern society the NLRB needs to rule. The Affordable Care Act is law and it is proven to be constitutional law. That has to be respected. If Unions are demanding legal health care coverage there should be no problem.
The Unions need to begin to provide notice of the impending strike. Do it now and get the ball rolling. President Obama is not Reagan. He wants an increased minimum wage, health care reform and backs labor. What?
Strikes are vital to the capacity a Union can bring improvements in the quality of life of it's members. There should be no intimidation when Unions are seeking lawful provisions in their contracts. Taft-Hartley is a non-issue.
Sep. 19, 2013
....“The Affordable Care Act (click here) is presenting tremendous and unprecedented challenges to these negotiations,” Bruce W. Both, president of Local 1500, said in a statement. “The complexity of this 22,000-page law, combined with confusing interpretations of the law by various federal agencies, such as the Department of Labor, IRS and Treasury Department, has left Union negotiators with no choice but to proceed slowly and cautiously as we negotiate the legally required changes.
"The one factor that has not changed during these negotiations, compared to previous ones, is our Union’s commitment to provide the members of UFCW Local 1500 comprehensive health care.”...
