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IcyPeas

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7. they are not as "discount" as they used to be

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Sun Dec 1, 2019, 02:17 PM

Dec 2019

so it's not even worth driving there anymore.

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Big Lots!: Proud to be Union-Free [View all] demmiblue Dec 2019 OP

Do they actually post this in their stores? Geez. hlthe2b Dec 2019 #1

I'm guessing they were pamphlets distributed to employees. n/t demmiblue Dec 2019 #3

That's what it looks like. Iggo Dec 2019 #4

That's some 1984 shit, right there... Volaris Dec 2019 #28

The hang those things up in the break room according to someone I know who works there. Scurrilous Dec 2019 #38

A good reason not to shop there. Ohiogal Dec 2019 #2

A very good reason. Iggo Dec 2019 #5

Unfortunately, that's like 90% of retail, even Cosco is mostly non-union... Humanist_Activist Dec 2019 #6

Costco doesn't need a union really. phleshdef Dec 2019 #16

Yes it does, every wage earner needs a union. Humanist_Activist Dec 2019 #17

No, Costco does not need a union. If they start treating their workers like shit, then they need one phleshdef Dec 2019 #18

You are literally arguing for Noblesse Largess, why should workers rely... Humanist_Activist Dec 2019 #19

I want employees in every state to be able to unionize whenever they want to. phleshdef Dec 2019 #20

According to this list, they aren't even in the top 100... Humanist_Activist Dec 2019 #21

That USA today article is from 2018.... phleshdef Dec 2019 #22

"Costco has good people at the top." That's irrelevant... Humanist_Activist Dec 2019 #25

It shouldn't ever be difficult to organize. Thats the real problem. phleshdef Dec 2019 #35

You said a mouthful! demosincebirth Dec 2019 #36

Costco is anti- union Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #23

No. It isn't. Context free garbage like that doesn't even begin to form a valid argument. phleshdef Dec 2019 #24

Anti union Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #26

No. You're wrong. But that kind of black and white thinking is more typical of right wing bullshit. phleshdef Dec 2019 #33

Ehhhh....Henry Ford paid his people union wages, SPECIFICALLY so they wouldn't consider Volaris Dec 2019 #29

And yet the UAW still became a thing, curious, isn't it? n/t Humanist_Activist Dec 2019 #31

Henry Ford being a general asshole aside, more employers should have that mindset. phleshdef Dec 2019 #34

they are not as "discount" as they used to be IcyPeas Dec 2019 #7

Why buy their crap ??? Historic NY Dec 2019 #8

No thanks to Big Lots. badhair77 Dec 2019 #9

I remember when it was Pic'n'Save shanti Dec 2019 #10

They are PROUD of that? Newest Reality Dec 2019 #11

Costco bribes their workers with good pay and benefits tirebiter Dec 2019 #12

Won't be shopping there--proudly. nt Laffy Kat Dec 2019 #13

I need Big Lots less than they need me. lpbk2713 Dec 2019 #14

HEB in Texas rownesheck Dec 2019 #15

Yikes! They probably haven't changed LeftInTX Dec 2019 #27

Dear god I'm sorry...hope you get an Aldi soon, is all I can say... Volaris Dec 2019 #30

We used to have Kroger, Albertsons and another local chain LeftInTX Dec 2019 #32

Proud to be Big Lots free! nilram Dec 2019 #37

I used to do IT at a couple of big hotels in Ocean City Recursion Dec 2019 #39