Recent Updates & Hotlines
Local 1262 prides itself on keeping our members as up-to-date as possible on news, programs and events that effect our members. Every Friday morning (more frequently for important news) we post our Weekly Update on this website (click on Message Slide on Home Page). You can also listen to the Weekly Update by calling our Hotline at 1-888-GET-1262 (1-888-438-1262).
For your convenience, a list of previous Updates is provided below:
HL 4.24.2026 Foodtown Vote Meetings & Workers Memorial Day
HL 4.17.2026 Scholarship Deadline Extended to May 29
HL 4.10.2026 2025 Scholarship Winners Announced
HL 4.3.2026 Additional Benefits Liasion Appointed to Assist Members
HL 3.27.2026 Scholarships Available & Shop Union Holidays
HL 3.20.2026 Pre-Retirement Seminar in Saddle Brook on May 13
HL 3.13.2026 HIPAA Notices Are In The Mail
HL 3.6.2026 Food Emporium Members Ratify First Contract
HL 2.27.2026 March is Bid Sheet Month & Scholarships Available
HL 2.13.2026 1095s Are In the Mail
HL 2.6.2026 Forza Insurance Visits & East Orange Maintenance Contract
HL 1.30.2026 Child Care Grants Available
HL 1.23.2026 Legal & Financial Planning Programs
HL 1.16.2026 Child Care Grant Winners Announced
HL 1.9.2026 NY Stop & Shop Members & Dearborn Members Approve New Contracts
HL 1.2.2026 Vote Meetings for NY Stop & Shop and Dearborn Market Set for Jan 6
HL 12.26.2025 Dearborn Vote Meeting & NJ Stop & Shop Maintenance Contract Approved
HL 12.19.2025 Stop & Shop NY Contract Vote & ShopRIte Bronze Plan Reminder
HL 12.12.2025 Stop & Shop Bronze Health Plan Enrollment
HL 12.5.2025 Plan Ahead for Vacation Time Emergencies & Benefits Liaison
HL 11.26.2025 Happy Thanksgiving & Shop Union
HL 11.21.2025 Shop Steward Seminar Held Nov 19
HL 11.14.2025 NJ Stop & Shop Vote & Shop Union Thanksgiving
HL 11.10.2025 NJ Stop & Shop Members Vote to Extend Contract
HL 11.7.2025 NJ Stop & Shop Vote Meetings on Nov. 9 & Flu Shot Update
HL 10.31.2025 NJ Stop & Shop Vote Meetings on Nov. 9
HL 10.24.2025 Shop Union Halloween & Union Football
Shop Union This Football Season
HL 10.17.2025 Support Albertsons Workers Right To Join A Union
HL 10.10.2025 Breast Cancer Screening
HL 10.3.2025 General Membership Mtg Oct 27
HL 9.26.2025 Register to Vote and Bid Sheet Reminder
HL 9.19.2025 DCP Voluntary Deductions
HL 9.12.2025 ShopRite Members Vote to Extend Contract - Negotiations for Stop & Shop To Begin Soon
HL 9.8.2025 ShopRite Members Vote to Extend Contract
HL 9.5.2025 September is Bid Sheet Month
HL 8.29.2025 ShopRite Vote Meetings To Be Held Sept 7 2025
HL 8.22.2025 Pre-Retirement Seminar & Back to School Shopping
HL 8.15.2025 Forza Group New Program
HL 8.8.2025 Back To School Shopping & Discounts
HL 8.1.2025 Vision Awareness Month
HL 7.25.2025 Food Circus Foodtown Contract Vote
HL 7.18.2025 Food Circus Vote Meeting & Pre-Retirement Seminar
HL 7.11.2025 Membership Mtg & Mikie Sherrill Endorsement
HL 7.4.2025 Shop Union 4th of July
HL 6.27.2025 Know Before You Go & Shop Union 4th of July
HL 6.13.2025 Free Language Courses & Shop Union Fathers Day
HL 5.16.2025 Register for Primary & Pre Retirement Reminder
HL 5.9.2025 Scholarship Deadline Extended & Pre-Retirement Registration
HL 5.2.2025 Onacilla Joins Board & June 11 Pre Retirement Seminar
HL 4.25.2025 Workers Memorial Day & Register to vote in the primary
HL 4.18.2025 Fresh Grocer & V&V Foodtown Approve New Contract
HL 4.11.2025 Fresh Grocer Vote Mtg Reminder - Register to Vote - Shop Union Easter & Passover
HL 4.4.2025 Sweeney Endorsement and Bonnie Evely Sworn in to Executive Board
Special Update 4.1.2025 Hackensack Meridian Health Remains in Network
HL 3.28.2025 Fresh Grocer Ratification Meeting Set
HL 3.21.2025 Fresh Grocer Contract Update and Food Circus Proposal Meetings Set
HL 3.14.2025 New Mental Health Care Provider Reminder & Foodtown Fresh Grocer Negotiation Update
HL 3.7.2025 Child Care Grants Available
HL 2.28.2025 Bid Sheet Month & Two Scholarships Available
HL 2.21.2025 Pre Retirement Seminar in Tinton Falls & Supermarket Employee Day
HL 2.14.2025 New Mental Health Care Provider Coming March 1
HL 2.7.2025 Know Before You Go & Shop Union
HL 1.31.2025 Pre-Retirement Seminar in Tinton Falls
HL 1.24.2025 Keep Your Records Up To Date
HL 1.17.2025 Glass Gardens Purchase MLK Day and Foodtown Fresh Grocer Update
HL 1.10.2025 Membership Meeting & Contract Neg Update for Foodtown & Fresh Grocer
HL 1.3.2025 Child Care Grant Winners Announced
HL 12.27.2024 New Year Message
HL 12.20.2024 Christmas Message
HL 12.13.2024 Stop & Shop Bronze Health Plan Enrollment
HL 12.6.2024 Foodtown & Fresh Grocer Contract Proposal Meetings
HL 11.29.2024 Legislation to Protect Retail Workers
HL Update 11.22.2024 Message for Our Members Employed at Bloomfield and Newark ShopRite
HL 11.22.2024 Happy Thanksgiving & Shop Union
HL 11.15.2024 Flu Shots & Covid
HL 11.8.2024 Veterans Day Message
HL 11.1.2024 Remember to Vote on Tuesday
HL 10.30.2024 Special Update on Remember to Vote
HL 10.24.2024 Benefits Liason & Shop Union Halloween
HL 10.18.2024 Child Care Grant Deadline & Shop Union Halloween
HL 10.11.2024 Membership Meeting October 28
HL 10.4.2024 Breast Cancer Screening
HL 9.27.2024 Child Care Grant Deadline Extended
HL 9.20.2024 DCP Reminder & Bid Sheets Reminder
HL 9.13.2024 Bid Sheets & Register to Vote
HL 9.6.2024 Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Voluntary Contributions
HL 8.30.2024 September is Bid Sheet Month & Labor Day Message
HL 8.23.2024 Shop Union Back to School & Back To School Discounts
HL 8.16.2024 Vacation Discounts & Plan Ahead for Vacation Emergencies
HL 8.2.2024 How To Find a Dentist
HL 7.26.2024 Education Programs
HL 7.19.2024 DCP Quarterly Statements & Keep Your Records Up To Date
HL 7.12.2024 Membership Meeting on July 29
HL 7.5.2024 Plan Ahead of Vacation Time Emergencies & Benefits Liaison
HL 6.28.2024 July 4 Message and Shop Union Fourth of July
HL 6.20.2024 Update on Stop & Shop Closings
Hotline June 14, 2024 Juneteenth Message & Shop Union Fathers Day
June 7, 2024 Hotline -- Two New Executive Board Members Sworn In
HL 5.31.2024 re Stop and Shop Store closings
HL 5.24. 2024 Memorial Day Message
HL 5.17.2024 Know Before You Go & Benefits Liaison
HL 5.10.2024 Mental Health Services & Mothers Day Message
HL 5.3.2024 Acme Members Approve Contract & Food Circus Members Approve Contract
HL 4.26.2024 Workers Memorial Day & Acme & Food Circus Vote Meetings
HL 4.19.2024 Acme & Food Circus Vote Meetings Scheduled
HL 4.12.2024 Membership Mtg 4.29
HL 4.5.2024 Morton Wms Contract Approved & Benefits Liaison
HL 4.4.2024 Special Message re ShopRite Class Action Suit
HL 3.29.2024 Morton Wms Vote Mtg & Scholarships Available
HL 3.22.2024 Morton Wms Ratification Mtg & Bid Sheet Reminder
HL 3.18.2024 Child Care Grants Available & NY Dental Plan Update
HL 3.15.2024 Child Care Grants Available
HL 3.8.2024 Acme Contract Proposal Meetings Scheduled
HL 2.23.2024 Local 1262 Scholarship & 1095s Are In The Mail
HL 2.16.2024 International UFCW Scholarships Available & Benefits Liaison Reminder
HL 2.9.2024 Know Before You Go & Super Bowl Reminder
HL 2.2.2024 Shop Union Super Bowl
HL 1.26.2024 Dental Plan App Available
HL 1.19.2024 1095s in the mail
HL 1.12.2024 General Membership Mtg & MLK Day
HL 1.5.2024 Keep Your Records Up to Date
HL 12.29.2023 New Year Message & Dental ID Card Reminder
HL 12.22.2023 New Dental Plan Cards Issued
HL 12.15.2023 Bronze Plan Re enrollment Deadlines Approaching
HL 12.8.2023 Morton Wms & Food Circus Contract Proposal Meetings
HL 11.17.2023 Happy Thanksgiving & Shop Union
HL 11.14.2023 Albany Area Rapid Response Reminder & Union Rep Mtg.
HL 11.10.2023 Veterans Day & Shop Union Thanksgiving
HL 11.9.2023 Update on Effects Bargaining for Albany Area ShopRite Stores
HL 11.3.2023 Effects Bargaining Proposal Meeting in Albany
HL 11.3.2023 Hudson City Contract Approved & Remember to Vote Nov. 7
HL 10.31.2023 Rapid Response Team Meetings Set For Albany Area ShopRite Members
HL 10.27.2023 Local 1262 Files Grievance RE Albany Area ShopRite Closings
HL 10.25.2023 Statement on Albany Area ShopRite Closings
HL 10.20.2023 Flu and Covid 19 Reminder
HL 10.13.2023 Membership Meeting & Shop Union Halloween
HL 10.6.2023 Flu Season & Register to Vote
HL 9.29.2023 New Executive Board Members Sworn In
HL 9.22.2023 New Tuition Discount Program
HL 9.15.2023 Defined Contribution Plan Contribtutions
HL 9.8.2023 Patriots Day & Bid Sheet Reminder
Dont Shop at Hazlet Grocery Outlet
HL 9.1.2023 September is Bid Sheet Month
Special Update 8.30.2023 Re Class Action Settlement
HL 8.25.2023 Know before you go & Shop union labor day
HL 8.18.2023 Vision Care Month Shop Union Back to School
HL 8.11.2023 Scholarship Winners Announced
HL 8.4.2023 Kroger Petition Know Before You Go
HL 7.28.2021 Shop Union Back to School Know Before You Go
HL 7.21.2023 Sign The Krogers Albertson Petition
HL 7.14.2023 Summer Discounts ER Reminder
HL 6.30.2023 Know before you go vacation tips
HL 6.23.2023 Free Language Program Enrollment 1262 History
HL 6.16.2023 Juneteenth Shop Union Fathers Day
HL 6.2.2023 Kroger Merger Statement
HL 5.19.2023 Kearny ShopRite Purchase
HL 5.12.2023 Stamp Out Hunger Mothers Day
HL 5.5.2023 Third Shift Mental Health Month
HL 4.28.2023 - Register To Vote - Scholarship Deadline
HL 4.21.2023 Free Educational Programs & scholarship Deadline Extended to June 1
HL 4.14.2023 Part-Time Benefits Health Liaison
HL 4.7.2023 Scholarship Deadline Extended Tax Discounts
HL 3.31.2023 Membership Meeting and Shop Union Easter
HL 3.10.2023 Bid Sheets HW Liaison (002)
HL 3.3.2023 Pepsi Leafleting Action
HL 2.10.2023 International Scholarship Shop Union Superbowl
HL 2.3.2023 Executive Board Re Elected
HL 1.27.2023 Free Educational Programs
HL Update 1.23.2022 Mahwah Pre Retirement Seminar Registration Full
HL 1.20.2023 Mahwah Pre Retirement Seminar
HL 1.13.2023 Membership Mtg MLK
HL 1.6.2023 Keep Your Records Up to Date
HL 12.30.2022 New Years Message
HL 12.23.2022 Holiday Greetings
HL 12.16.2022 Discounts and Shop Union
HL 12.9.2022 Holiday ER Care Tips
HL 12.2.2022 Scholarship Program Open Shop Union Xmas
HL Wed 11.23.2022 Thanksgiving
HL 11.18.2022 Village ShopRite Organizing Victory
HL 11.11.2022 Tops and Commissary Extensions
HL 11.4.2022 Vote Veterans Day
HL 10.28.2022 Voting Shop Union Halloween
HL 10.21.2022 Shop Union Halloween & New Website
HL 10.14.2022 Breast Cancer Screening
HL 10.7.2022 Flu Shot & COVID Reminder
HL 9.30.2022 New Web Site Launched - Whille At Solidarity Rally
HL 9.23.2022 Harvey Whille Podcast & Bid Sheets Full-Time Jobs
HL 9.2.2022 Labor Day & Shop Union Supermarkets
8.26.2022 Update Vision Care tips & Shop Union Back To School
HL 8.19.22 College Program Update
HL 7.22.2022 Financial Smarts and Educational
HL 7-15-2022 Know if it is Emergency Room Care or Urgent Care Center
Page updated April 23, 2026 @ 2 p.m.