Monday, November 14, 2016

Union tells Giant workers to prepare to strike

Holiday grocery shopping could get rough if Giant parent company Ahold can't reach a new collective bargaining agreement with their employees this week. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 400 has alerted its members who work for Giant to prepare to go on strike. An existing labor agreement expires this Friday, November 18.

Despite more than a month of negotiations, Giant has declined to accept an agreement similar to that recently reached between the UFCW Local 400 and Safeway. "Giant is still insisting on huge takebacks, including undermining our retirement security, taking away or capping Sunday premium pay for current members, and making Sunday part of the regular work week," a union spokesperson said this morning. "We will not give these things away. It is our hard work that has made Giant the number one grocery store in the region. We deserve to share in the success we have built."

Union reps will be in all Giant stores this week, advising employees on making personal financial arrangements ahead of a possible strike, and on tentative picket schedules. A contract meeting is scheduled for November 16, and the union is asking employees to attend.

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Go to Harris Teeter. Cleaner Store, great selection!

Anonymous said...

unions? sheep? slaughter!

Anonymous said...

I live in Kensington. I have a Safeway and Giant at my fingertips. Instead I drive to the Harris Teeter store at Old Georgetown Rd and Nebel. Safeway and Giant SUCK!

Anonymous said...

Solidarity forever! I will shop at Harris Teeter.

Anonymous said...

Strike? Hell I'd quit if some birdbrained dipstick kept walking around my store wearing a trenchcoat taking pictures on the polaroid he stole from his mom.

Anonymous said...

10:25AM is here with his daily profession of love for the Dyer.

Woodmont said...

Can you imagine watching the man-child @10:25am type his daily profession of love each day?
10:25AM would be a great study for psychiatrists everywhere.

Anonymous said...

I'm sure anti-union Dyer would just have all these workers fired, ain't that right Bobby D?

Anonymous said...

Dyer do you support the unions?

#Dyer2020

Robert Dyer said...

2:17: Yes, I won't cross the picket line if they go on strike.

1:18: Wrong again - I'm not anti-union.

Anonymous said...

Dyer will go in the back door instead.

Anonymous said...

5:48AM is professing again. Wishing won't make it so.

Anonymous said...

Dyer prefers it in the back door if you catch my drift

Anonymous said...

LOL @721 - so does his mom