Chains Duke it Out for East New York Turf
Crain’s filed this story late yesterday: “A local supermarket union will launch a campaign Tuesday afternoon to bring a 100,000-square-foot ShopRite to the Brooklyn retail center that Walmart is also eyeing for its first New York City store. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1500 will argue that ShopRite’s wages and benefits outstrip those offered…
Crain’s filed this story late yesterday: “A local supermarket union will launch a campaign Tuesday afternoon to bring a 100,000-square-foot ShopRite to the Brooklyn retail center that Walmart is also eyeing for its first New York City store. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1500 will argue that ShopRite’s wages and benefits outstrip those offered by Walmart, and that the supermarket would match Walmart’s promise to bring fresh food into the East New York, Brooklyn, neighborhood.” The site, at the Gateway II complex, is owned by the Related Cos.
ShopRite Jockeys With Walmart for Brooklyn Site [Crain’s]
Just like everything else we need more options.
Let’s GO Walmart!
I don’t understand all the controversy. Seems pretty simple to me. You don’t like Walmart then don’t patronize it. Are they really any different than private companies that operate without benefit of a union? Free will, anyone ever heard of it. You can decide for yourself but it is great to have the option. I personally would love a super walmart in brooklyn. i drive upstate by woodbury commons to go to that walmart and the tolls and gas are worth it for the savings on groceries, housewares and most anything i get from there. noone is putting a gun to my head and making me do this. I got a yard set…table and six..not four…six chairs for under 100 dollars and sears had it for well over 200 so please i am praying that they put a walmart in east ny, bushwick, 3rd ave, queens, staten island, bronx. doesnt matter to me…i will shop there.
“tactics used are horrible and drove a lot of American companies out of business.”
Sounds like union representatives at the bargaining table!
I think you should look into the number of companies that have gone out of business because of union leaders bargaining with their members jobs and loosing!
Modify labor laws and ban unions!
Should outlaw the tactic of delayed activation on any union contract agreement in public sector!
“Anyone who gets health insurance, pensions, paid vacation and works only 5 days a week pretty much owes all that to unions.”
Funny those unions. The biggest supporters of Obamacare. And they all received a waiver from participating. Hummm….
I prefer K-Mart.
Then again, I like Pinkeye.
A Shop Rite would be great. Local 1500 is a very good union and offers good benefits to its workers. I’m getting sick of all of the union bashing going on lately. What’s wrong with a working person getting a decent living wage with benefits? It’s ok for a CEO to make $50 million a year, but a working stiff can’t get $15 per hour? Wake up folks!! The wage inequality in this country is only getting worse-I am far from a bleeding heart, but how does someone make a living at $9-$10 an hour?? This is considered a good wage by Wal Mart.
Wal Mart pays most of its workers slightly above minimum wage and sells cheap garbage. It also keeps most of its workers at less than 40 hours so they don’t qualify as full time for benefits. There was a great documentary a few years ago on public television about the pricing tactics that it uses with its suppliers. The tactics used are horrible and drove a lot of American companies out of business.
^^ also on Hulu.
Watch Walmart: the high cost of low price.
It’s on netflix instant viewing.
Stonergut…you should go to the Hannaford!!!!!