[matt04]

A little digging on the Stop & Shop website reveals a very interesting PDF. In it they reveal 77% of the stores in parts on the northeast are non-union, with their union employees already making 20-40% more than industry averages. Additionally, employees who use the employer/union insurance plan only pay $25/week for FAMILY coverage plus have a "fully funded" pension.

Gee, I wonder why they are introducing more self-scans and automation.

https://stopandshop.com/site/47/0/0/21/a559d480-cf94-42ca-9bb3-89cd95406000.pdf

[rlmorel]

I have one near me. They do this, I am going to the other supermarket in town, no questions asked.

I am not paying my money for union crap.

[Mark]

A Caravan or two will supply a lot of workers.

[G Larry]

Cops call these stores:

"Stop 'n Rob"

[LongWayHome]

Got one down the street....never use them. I go to Market Basket & Aldis.

[Wuli]

The national average NET PROFIT ($$$ they get to keep after all costs and taxes) in the supermarket industry is between $0.015 (1 1/2 cents) and $0.030 (3 cents) per dollar of revenue. That average has barely changed at all since the 1960s.

The ONLY thing the unions can achieve is to force more automation and more closures in the industry. And now that Amazon is moving into the business and is likely trying to push that net margin down even further, tt will squeeze the industry, likely produce more unionizing (in response to further cuts), and then squeeze the industry further, between the unions on one side and Amazon on the other.