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Having spoken to one of the more vocal of the picketers outside my Von's, I am fully convinced that this strike is completely stupid. Upon being asked "why are you striking" he came up with an answer like "the CEO makes millions, and profits are up over the last few years, we deserve more."
This kinda threw me for a loop that he didn't mention healthcare, benefits, etc...
Then I asked, "well what do you expect to do about Walmart moving in?" (the cause for Von's to lower costs) He replied something along the lines of "well I hope people go there to send Von's a message."
I almost smacked him. Driving customers away to a company that has far less costs and pays it's employees close to half what your store pays with less benefits is a really bad idea when trying to prevent your company from cutting costs.
If San Diego becomes unprofitable, and Von's can't compete with Walmart, it will close some stores, the stockholders will lose some money. The workers on the other hand, will lose a great job, with great benefits and be forced to compete with countless other interchangeable people for jobs at Walmart, Costco, etc.
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