{"id":24190,"date":"2015-07-24T17:16:46","date_gmt":"2015-07-24T21:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?p=20289"},"modified":"2020-08-24T19:10:51","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T19:10:51","slug":"ufcw-statement-on-ap-bankruptcy-developments","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/press-releases\/ufcw-statement-on-ap-bankruptcy-developments\/","title":{"rendered":"UFCW Statement on A&amp;P Bankruptcy Developments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/AP.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-20291 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/AP-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"A&amp;P\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" \/><\/a>For Immediate Release: July 24, 2015<\/p>\n<p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:press@www.ufcw.org\">press@www.ufcw.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Montvale, N.J. &#8211; <\/strong>The United Food and Commercial Workers (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\">UFCW<\/a>) International Union International President Marc Perrone, released the following statement on behalf of UFCW Locals 27, 100R, 152, 342, 371, 400, 464-A, 1245, 1262, 1360, 1500, 1776 and RWDSU\/UFCW Locals 338 and 1034, after meeting with A&amp;P executives to discuss the future of A&amp;P and its proposed sale.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cFor years, the hard-working men and women of A&amp;P not only did their jobs, they personally and financially sacrificed to invest in A&amp;P\u2019s success. These sacrifices were made for the sake of their families, their co-workers, and the customers and communities that they deeply care about. Now, at this critical time, after repeated mismanagement and strategic mistakes made by company executives, A&amp;P is asking for even more. Enough is enough!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead of asking for more sacrifices to pay-off a select group of executives and corporate investors, A&amp;P should be focusing on their workers and their families during this challenging time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to be very clear, our members and their families sacrificed. They invested financially and personally in the success of these stores and they remain committed to working hard to make these stores a success for any responsible buyers. But make no mistake, we will not take part in any effort that asks them to give up what they have earned and deserve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooking ahead, we will work cooperatively and constructively with anyone, but we will fight back with everything we have if A&amp;P or its financial backers attempt to further exploit our members. For A&amp;P to ask our members to give up their rights and benefits is simply unacceptable. Moreover, it is an insult given that it is our hard-working members who have and will make these stores a success. In fact, what will make these stores a true financial success is new and responsible management, not more sacrifices by A&amp;P\u2019s hard-working men and women.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf A&amp;P, its executive team, or its investors want to play the blame game, they should all look in the mirror.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow is the time for A&amp;P to do what is right and we fully expect that they will honor their responsibilities to its employees, our members, and their families.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Immediate Release: July 24, 2015 Contact: press@www.ufcw.org Montvale, N.J. &#8211; The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) International Union International President Marc Perrone, released the following statement on behalf of UFCW Locals 27, 100R, 152, 342, 371, 400, 464-A, 1245, 1262, 1360, 1500, 1776 and RWDSU\/UFCW Locals 338 and 1034, after meeting with A&amp;P [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":200,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[37,7,13,1],"tags":[70,132],"class_list":["post-24190","press_releases","type-press_releases","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-retailfood","category-industries","category-press-releases","category-uncategorized","tag-benefits","tag-union-difference"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UFCW Statement on A&amp;P Bankruptcy Developments - The United Food &amp; 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