SoCal Grocery Store Strike

[Dial_tone]

Some of the grocery store workers in SoCal are on strike now. From what I understand they're being asked to pay an extra $5-15/week for health benefits. I've never been a big union supporter (even when I worked for UPS) but I gotta admit that sounds pretty reasonable to me.
I have no benefits now because the plan the company offers is so expensive. Most of my coworkers either self-insure or go without like I do.
Unions always tell people the strike won't last because the company will give in. If it goes on for 2-3 months they're looking at losing $4,000-6,000 just to save $500-750. I understand the resistance to giving up something you feel you're entitled to, but it seems pretty stupid to me considering their benefits are better than the majority of Americans .
What do you guys think?

 

[WODIN]

Remember that episode of the simpsons where homer treats the bag boys so bad they go on strike and he runs out of food at home and finds a gold animal cracker and wins a trip to Africa where they uncover a monkey diamond mind. I bet those monkeys didn't have implants for video games in there heads. Then they all went over victoria falls and were saved by a big flower that homer just owned. Then there tour guided ended up ruling the country and the rule was there steward on the plane. Oh the irony.

So you were saying?

 

[Y_lifter]

It will all be fine as soon as Arnie gets into it..

LOL

 

[Freaky Gear God]

Remember that episode of the simpsons where homer treats the bag boys so bad they go on strike and he runs out of food at home and finds a gold animal cracker and wins a trip to Africa where they uncover a monkey diamond mind. I bet those monkeys didn't have implants for video games in there heads. Then they all went over victoria falls and were saved by a big flower that homer just owned. Then there tour guided ended up ruling the country and the rule was there steward on the plane. Oh the irony.

So you were saying?

You sound like Wodin. I wonder what happened to that guy?

 

[WODIN]

You sound like Wodin. I wonder what happened to that guy?

He got banned -- Dcup howmany names you need?

 

[jerkbox]

Remember that episode of the simpsons where homer treats the bag boys so bad they go on strike and he runs out of food at home and finds a gold animal cracker and wins a trip to Africa where they uncover a monkey diamond mind. I bet those monkeys didn't have implants for video games in there heads. Then they all went over victoria falls and were saved by a big flower that homer just owned. Then there tour guided ended up ruling the country and the rule was there steward on the plane. Oh the irony.

So you were saying?

he only won the trip because when he was talking to the lawyers, he got hit in the eye with a paper clip or something.

 

[tuc biscuit]

I wonder if Nathan is the mastermind behind it?

 

[Freaky Gear God]

He got banned --

Bastards.

 

[Dial_tone]

Damn thread hijackers! LOL

 

[Ceebs]

Some of the grocery store workers in SoCal are on strike now. From what I understand they're being asked to pay an extra $5-15/week for health benefits. I've never been a big union supporter (even when I worked for UPS) but I gotta admit that sounds pretty reasonable to me.

As I understand it, there was a new law passed which required all companies to give employees benefits if they worked thirty hours a week or more.

In order to save a buck, some companies (like Ralphs and Albertsons in Southern California) have cut back their workers' hours to part-time, and elected to hire on new people - also part-time - so they wouldn't have to pay for employee benefits.

 

[from zero]

Re: Re: SoCal Grocery Store Strike

As I understand it, there was a new law passed which required all companies to give employees benefits if they worked thirty hours a week or more.

In order to save a buck, some companies (like Ralphs and Albertsons in Southern California) have cut back their workers' hours to part-time, and elected to hire on new people - also part-time - so they wouldn't have to pay for employee benefits.

Those clever, albeit evil, bastards.

 

[rjl296]

Re: Re: Re: SoCal Grocery Store Strike

Those clever, albeit evil, bastards.

happens all the time.

 

[milo hobgoblin]

Oh fuck

These fucking people bag groceries and scan shit in front of a laser all day and they already make 20 dollars a fucking hour.

Fuck them and their union. They are low skilled workers who have extorted much higher wages than they deserve.

They do not deserve ANYTHING. They are already overpaid... take it out of their salaries.

I fucking hate grocery store unions. They are everything thats wrong with unions today. FORTUNATELY the Vons I shopped at 30 minutes ago hired scan workers. I walked right through the piclet line with my groceries and just glared at the union workers. Fuck em. I hope those fuckers all tlsoe their fucking jobs for this.

High unemployment... all these poeple who WANT to work getting outsourced overseas and these fucking spoiled assholes are bitching about 15 dollars a paycheck.

fuck em.

 

[jerkbox]

20 an hour?!.....damn

that's a sweet deal

 

[milo hobgoblin]

..thats nothing

on holidays they make TRIPLE TIME!!!!

I know a girl who works for Vons up in San Marcos (Nroth County San Diego)

She was making over 60 dollars an hour working on Thanksgiving day STACKING FRUIT!! she isnt even a checker...

even she laughs about it.

 

[jerkbox]

i'm moving to southern cal....the promised land...lol

 

[Dial_tone]

For $60/hr I'll be there on Christmas Day wearing a big "Look at my 2 inch willy" sign.