My guess it’s a good way to get rid of Union trash that has been causing problems. Good on them!
I doubt they were trying to unionize in Midland Texas. They (the employees)would have been run out of town on a rail.
Those laid off workers should have no problems finding other jobs, since they were such skilled employees that they were sure they were worth $15/hr.
Those in Midland, TX will be competing with hundreds of laid off oil field workers, so they will have a bit more of a problem.
Three of them are in Texas and Oklahoma and the fourth is in Florida. Not exactly hotbeds of Union support.
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Could be. Happened to me in the late 80s. The company I worked for moved to Fla. from Indiana to escape unions and warned if we tried to unionize they would be gone in 2 years. Some of the workers tried it, I attempted to stop em but nooooo they had to be greedy. 2 years later they were gone just like they said and I DO NOT BLAME THEM ONE BIT.
I agree with your comment. It is a way to get rid of those employees who supported joining the unions and send a message to their other employees who might be contemplating doing the same thing. Yes it is a good thing!
Probably have 2 or more stores so close to each other they end up competing against each other.
Yes my money is on union busting,
“My guess it’s a good way to get rid of Union trash that has been causing problems. Good on them!”.......
And MY guess is you are correct.
I once worked for a small engineering firm who’s president openly stated, “If one son-of-a-bitch ever tries to start a union here, I will close this company down”. Though dead long ago, his words hold true today and that same company, much larger today, continues to operate WITHOUT a union.
With the exception of the WalMart in CA, the sores are not in traditionally union territory.