[Hildy]

They got healthcare immediately????? My Gosh, they had no idea how good the HAD it.

[BunnySlippers]

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[Myrddin]

I ran into a manager of the local Smith's Grocery (a Kroger owned company). He had just returned from an out of town rotation in California. It seems Kroger is spreading the "pain" by swapping out managers from areas that are not involved in the strike to keep things running smoothly. The unions are going to lose this fight.

[kitkat]

Paying for "slots" has been going on for a long time. The man who came up with the recipe for Dove Bars was selling them on a corner in NYC. He couldn't get any supermarket to sell them. Finally, he went to a Food Broker who arranged the financing to pay for the slots, etc.

If you wonder why some of your favorite foods disappear from the market, it's because the mfgr. has to either pay more for slots, or remove a current product to put in the new one.

[kingu]

Let me see if I understand this right.. Before the strike, the 18 year old bag boy had full coverage health insurance for himself and his family, plus was earning a base $8 an hour for a part time job?

o/` The party's over, turn out the lights... o/`