Posted on 04/12/2019 12:01:53 PM PDT by matt04
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat running for president in 2020, delivered donuts and coffee to picketing Stop & Shop workers in Somerville on Friday, and urged shoppers to take their business elsewhere.
“Do not cross the picket line,” Warren said. “Understand people on the picket line are not just fighting for their families. They’re fighting for all our families. They’re fighting for basic fairness and equality in this country.”
On Thursday, the unions representing 31,000 Stop & Shop workers across Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut voted to go on strike. Their contract expired in February, and they have been unable to reach a deal on a new one.
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Speaking to reporters, Warren reiterated the message that she has been campaigning on for years, that the wealthy are taking advantage of the working class. “This is the problem all across this country is that those at the top think that they can just keep sucking out every bit of profit and leave nothing for the working people, the people who actually get out there and make it happen every day,” Warren said.
“What people are asking for here is they’re just asking for fair wages, they’re asking for health care benefits and just as shot at a decent retirement,” she said.
Accumulated & combined total IQ of about 96.
Market Basket is the best!
Went in once and won’t ever go back.
“Do not cross the picket line,” Warren said.
I wasn’t going to.
But now I will.
Look at the comments in the article if you want a laugh. 90% are making fun of Lizzie or the petulant children on strike.
Grocery store chains that target the average consumers are very fortunate if they end up with a net revenue greater than 2%.
Specialty grocers like Whole Foods, et al, market their goods to higher income consumers at a much higher price (even though many of their products are no different than what can be bought elsewhere).
Shop Rite in NY is unionized.
You are right, MB is non union, and your observation concerning Cheif Spreading Bull pandering to the union for money is spot on.
Again, all Liawatha cares about is herself.
They paid the best when I worked for them...$0.90/hr
$0.10/hr more than other stores.
:)
Yes, Eight O’Clock Coffee is what I remember but they probably had others.
Hahaha. Nobody was crying for a “living wage” back then. You made do or had more than one job if need be.
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