Penn Traffic to close P&C and Quality Market stores

By: Kat De Maria

Thousands of people will be out of work as dozens of New York supermarkets close. Penn Traffic filed for bankruptcy last week. Now the company has filed plans to sell or close all of its P&C and Quality Market stores in the state. Our Kat De Maria has more.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- At Shop City, P&C customers have getting a little bad news with their bread and eggs over the past few days. This and all of the P&Cs are slated to be closed over the winter.

While inconveniencing shoppers in dozens of towns and cities, the move is also costing some 4,100 people their jobs, including 23-year veteran David Morse.

"It's been a good company to work for. A few shaky years, it gets a little frustrating after awhile," Morse said.

Morse says Penn Traffic has had its ups and downs, but never like now. Friday, he and other workers at the P&C distribution center in Geddes received letters giving them 90 days notice of the warehouse's closure. But Morse says that's not all the letter said.

"Keep working. Business as usual. Show up. We still have our stores. They're going to try and sell some of their stores and assets to cover their debt," said Morse.

According to New York's Labor Department website, Penn Traffic officials are selling all of the P&C and Quality Market stores in the state. That includes the supermarket in Shop City, which people in the Lyncourt area say they're used to having close by.

"It's really convenient when it's time to make dinner and you need to run and get something," said Syracuse resident Robert Long.

"We just go up the street and we're there. So it's really good. And they're a good store," said Lyncourt resident Stephanie Rivizzigno.

And Salina Town Supervisor Mark Nicotra says the only store. Nicotra says the supermarket is a neighborhood fixture.

"It's almost like a community center, to a certain extent, because you're going in there go get your groceries, you see people you know and it just makes you feel good about going about your day," Nicotra said.

"I hope and pray they stay on, that something happens that something will come about that they will stay on," said Rivizzigno.

If not, Morse and others will likely be out of a job come February. He says workers could point fingers at Penn Traffic, the economy, Wal-Mart and others. But he says there's really no point.

"We know we have to work, whether it's here or someplace else. I'd like to stay here, at least get my 30 years in the Teamsters and be able to retire on that. But if I can't, then I can't," Morse said.

Morse says Penn Traffic is looking for buyers for its stores. Meanwhile, according to the Labor Department website, they're set to close February 15th.

From the New York State Department of Labor:

Date of Notice: 11/19/2009 Amended

Control Number: 2009-0140

Rapid Response Specialist: Tom Baier, Michael Clark, Carolyn Bright, David Croston & Greg Corral

Reason Stated for Filing: Plant Closing

Company: The Penn Traffic Company (P&C/Quality Stores/Warehouses)
(Multiple sites listed below)
Corporate Office: P.O. Box 4737
Syracuse, NY 13221-4737

County: North Country Region - Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence Counties
Central Region - Cortland, Cayuga, Onondaga, and Oswego Counties
Mohawk Valley Region - Montgomery, Oneida, and Madison Counties
Western Region - Erie, Niagara, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua Counties.
Southern Tier - Chenango, Otsego, Chemung, Steuben, Schuyler, Tioga and Tompkins Counties
Finger Lakes - Yates, and Seneca Counties

Contact: Christine McMahon, S.V.P. Human Resources

Phone: 315-461-2340

Business Type: Grocery Stores/warehouses

Number Affected: 4,142

Total Employees: 4,142

Layoff Date: 02/15/2010

Closing Date: 02/15/2010

Reason for Dislocation: Economic

ERNUM: -----

Union: UFCW Local 1; IBT Local 294 and IBT Local 317

Classification: Plant Closing

Affected site locations/# affected:

1200 State Fair Blvd, Syracuse, NY 13221 - 163 union; 219 non-union
3407 Walters Rd, Syracuse, NY 13221- 199 union; 86 non-union
181 Shop City Plaza, Syracuse, NY13206 - 63 union; 6 non-union
620 Nottingham Road, Syracuse, NY 13210- 82 union; 5 non-union
217 Erie Blvd. West, Rome, NY 13440 - 72 union; 2 non-union
54 E. Main Street, Norwich, NY 13815- 64 union; 2 non-union

5 Commons Drive, T. 28, Cooperstown, NY 13326 - 45 union; 2 non-union
1963 Kingdom Plaza, Waterloo, NY 13165 - 77 union; 2 non-union
Seaway Shopping Center, Ogdensburg, NY 13669 - 58 union; 2 non-union
22050 Seaway Shopping Center, Watertown, NY 13601 - 57 union; 2 non-union
389 East Main Street, Gouverneur, NY 13642 - 65 union; 2 non-union
71 Nelson Street, Cazenovia, NY 13035 - 73 union; 2 non-union
Rt. 5 & Oxbow Road, Canastota, NY 13032 - 63 union; 5 non-union
87 E. State Street, Sherrill, NY 13461 - 58 union; 4 non-union
5335 West Genesee Street, Camillus, NY 13031 - 99 union; 2 non-union
4410 E. Genesee Street, DeWitt, NY 13214 - 46 union; 3 non-union
1600 Cedar Street, Southtown, Elmira, NY - 72 union; 4 non-union
1145 Rt. 17-C, Oswego, NY 13827 - 42 union; 2 non-union
111 E. Main Street, Canton, NY 13617 - 79 union; 4 non-union
Rts. 81 & 13, 160 Clinton Ave., Cortland, NY 13045 - 63 union; 2 non-union
2120 W. Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY 13219 - 73 union; 2 non-union
800 W. Genesee Street, Chittenango, NY 13037 - 56 union; 2 non-union
3830 Rome Road, Pulaski, NY 13142 - 78 union; 8 non-union
60 High Street, West Carthage, NY 13619 - 53 union; 6 non-union
2265 Downer Street, Baldwinsville, NY 13027 - 96 union; 5 non-union
315 Pine Tree Toad, Ithaca, NY 14850 - 75 union; 2 non-union
7301 South State Street, Lowville, NY 13367 - 61 union; 2 non-union
40 Fennell Street, Skaneateles, NY 13152 - 101 union; 6 non-union
404 W. Morris St., Bath, NY 14810 - 38 union; 1 non-union
119 West Seneca St., Manlius, NY 13104 - 114 union; 3 non-union
212 Hancock St., Ithaca, NY 14851 - 31 union; 1 non-union
8417 Oswego Road, Clay, NY 13027 - 73 union; 4 non-union
18 Park Drive, Hornell, NY 14843 - 46 union; 1 non-union
2309 N. Triphammer Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850 - 50 union; 2 non-union
184 Homer Avenue, Cortland, NY 13045 - 33 union; 2 non-union
201 Market St., Potsdam, NY 13676 - 61 union; 2 non-union
9554 Harden Blvd/State Rt., Camden, NY 13316 - 54 union; 2 non-union
504 ? So. Franklin St., Watkins Glen., NY 14891 - 50 union; 1 non-union
3803 Brewerton Rd., N. Syracuse, NY 13212 - 94 union; 8 non-union
5351 N. Burdick St., Fayetteville, NY 13066 - 131 union; 9 non-union
321 Liberty St., Penn Yan, NY 14527 - 77 union; 4 non-union
152 Harte Haven Plaza, Massena, NY 13662 - 57 union; 2 non-union
110 South Work St., Falconer, NY 14733 - 51 union; 2 non-union
51 Main St., Randolph Plaza, Randolph, NY 14772 - 34 union; 2 non-union
150 Prospect St., Attica, NY 14011 - 48 union; 2 non-union
20 Center St.,Frewsburg, NY 14738 - 18 union; 1 non-union
140 Central Ave., Silver Creek, NY 14136 - 37 union; 2 non-union
64 South Erie Street, Mayville, NY 14757 - 38 union; 2 non-union
5274 Main & Union, Williamsville, NY 14221 - 83 union; 6 non-union
7134 Rochester Rd., Lockport, NY 14094 - 66 union; 5 non-union
279 E. Fairmount Avenue, Lakewood, NY 14750 - 49 union; 2 non-union
64 E. Washington St., Ellicottville, NY 14731 - 24 union; 2 non-union
738 Foote Avenue, Jamestown, NY 14701 - 81 union; 8 non-union
D&F Plaza, 1170 Central Avenue, Dunkirk, NY 14048 - 64 union; 2 non-union
121 East Main Street, Westfield, NY 14787 - 36 union; 2 non-union

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Penn Traffic to close P&C and Quality Market stores

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