Wild By Nature Ratifies Contract
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We are pleased to announce that on Friday June 18th, the members of Wild By Nature overwhelmingly ratified their new contract! After weeks of difficult negotiations, Local 1500 members of Wild By Nature voted on the tentative agreement reached earlier last week. We applaud the membership in these stores for approving their contract. Congratulations to the Wild By Nature members on your new contract and thank you for your support and patience throughout the bargaining process!
Have Questions About COVID-19 or the Vaccine?
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Do you have questions about COVID-19 or the vaccine? If yes, please join the UFCW’s educational Q&A series to get answers to your questions on May 27, 2021 at 6 p.m. ET on facebook.com/ufcwinternational
The Excelsior Scholarship
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The Excelsior Scholarship, in combination with other student financial aid programs, allows students to attend a SUNY or CUNY college tuition-free. The program covers tuition for eligible SUNY and CUNY students. For the 2021-22 academic year, families who earned $125,000 or less in the tax year 2019 are eligible to apply. You can apply at www.hesc.ny.gov
Contract Proposal Submission
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWEST UNION BROTHERS AND SISTERS FROM FORAGERS MARKET
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Local 1500 is proud to welcome the employees of Foragers Market to our UFCW family. Yesterday, the employees of the DUMBO, Brooklyn Foragers location did exactly what their counterparts from the Chelsea location did last week: UNANIMOUSLY vote in favor of being represented by Local 1500!!
The Advocate: Spring 2021 Edition
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IMPORTANT A&P BANKRUPTCY UPDATE
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UFCW Scholarship 2021 Update
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CONGRATULATIONS
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***IMPORTANT COVID-19 VACCINE INFORMATION***
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Attention Local 1500 members,
We have been working hard to get our essential members access to the Covid-19 vaccine. So far we have been successful working with the Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone’s office. As of today they have up to 128 doses available for Local 1500 members this week. Please see the following requirements:
1. You are a current member of Local 1500.
2. You live or work in Suffolk County.
3. You are available this Thursday (2/4) and Friday (2/5) between 4pm and 6pm.
If you are eligible based on all three points above, you must email stopthevirus@ufcw1500.org to request an appointment. You must provide your full name, store name and number where you work, and a phone number where you can be reached directly with appointment information. If we are unable to reach you we will have to reach out to the next member on the list. These limited number of appointments will be on a first-come first-served basis and will come to us without any real structure. Please be advised that we will be putting out emails like this every time we have doses made available to our members so that we can help guide you through the process.
You should be aware that we have been working with all municipalities throughout our jurisdiction, either directly or indirectly, to seek available Covid-19 vaccines for our members. For today it is in Suffolk County, but hopefully this will grow in the coming days and weeks. As soon as we have any other information about available vaccines anywhere we will let you know.
Stay safe and healthy!