Rivarle t1_iwbxq6l wrote on November 14, 2022 at 2:42 PM

Reply to comment by VespiWalsh in Gotta love Giant Eagle. What a sale.... by kniki217

Hey, just a quick plug: Giant Eagle is Union; Walmart is a parasite. I'll stick with slightly expensive GE.

VespiWalsh t1_iwcloyf wrote on November 14, 2022 at 5:27 PM

Last time I checked only certain Giant Eagle stores were union. I'm very sure unions don't impact the prices much there compared to the price gouging. Either way, you can be pro union and still wish to save money, especially when you are on a fixed income.

Rivarle t1_iwcoupk wrote on November 14, 2022 at 5:48 PM

Any idea what stores those might be? All I'm finding is that GE employees are represented by UFCW (there is some sort of story about it in the non-union Post-Gazette paper: https://www.post-gazette.com/business/career-workplace/2021/07/26/Giant-Eagle-UFCW-Local-1776-ratify-new-four-year-contract/stories/202107260085It's easy to nitpick Giant Eagle, but I'm not trying to race to the Walton's bottom line.

VespiWalsh t1_iwct3es wrote on November 14, 2022 at 6:15 PM

Considering how they are using union busting techniques, I wouldn't call them pro-union. Also that article says 35 stores renewed their contracts, GE has 480 stores, so what about the other 445 stores? Also they start people off at 10 dollars an hour, that is a poverty wage for a union. Just because a company uses a union, doesn't automatically mean that company is pro-worker. Good luck getting a full time position there. Anyway after searching online for 15 minutes for a list, there isn't one that is easily accessible, and that is about all the time I am willing to contribute to this part of the conversation. As much as I hate to say it, workers are probably better off at Walmart, where they at least have advancement opportunities.

Also why does it matter if they have unions? They have clearly demonstrated they are anti-consumer with their price gouging. They don't give a fuck about workers or consumers, only their bottom line. I'll stick to a pragmatic approach, I don't have time to think about higher ideals when it comes to securing food because I need to survive. I'll stick to fighting the injustices that don't require me to starve to have integrity.