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Sherman A1

(38,958 posts) Thu May 31, 2012, 05:32 AM May 2012

Aldi Workers to Vote on Union

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Workers at an Aldi store here will vote next month on whether to be represented by a union, published reports said. The vote could result in the first unionized U.S. store for the Batavia, Ill.-based retailer.

http://supermarketnews.com/retail-amp-financial/aldi-workers-vote-union-report

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Aldi Workers to Vote on Union (Original Post) Sherman A1 May 2012 OP

Retail workers are nickeled and dimed to death. safeinOhio May 2012 #1

solidarity! otherone May 2012 #2

Agreed Sherman A1 May 2012 #3

thanks for the reply otherone Jun 2012 #5

Good I really hope they win. limpyhobbler Jun 2012 #4

safeinOhio

(32,658 posts)

1. Retail workers are nickeled and dimed to death.

Reply to Sherman A1 (Original post)

Thu May 31, 2012, 07:53 AM

May 2012

Hourly workers are the only variable management have increase profits. Keeping wages at the lowest possible and making work loads outrageous is all they know. Yet retailers whine about low demand, when they are the cause with low wages and employ cutbacks.