Vanity: Who here has (or will) cross the grocery store picket lines?

[ambrose]

Vanity: Who here has (or will) cross the grocery store picket lines?

[ambrose]

Normally, I rarely do much of any grocery store shopping. Most of my food is purchased at Trader Joes, which is not unionized. I also get some staple items from Sav-On.

However, this evening I decided to shop at the Vons to pick up some items. Not that I really needed anything, but I wanted to show my solidarity with management. These unions spent a ton of dough trying to keep Grayout in office, so they don't deserve one ounce of our sympathy.

Anyway, the Vons was closed - they're apparently keeping shorter hours because of the strike - but I'll be back tomorrow.

[GeronL]

I don't think we have picketers are here in Texas,

[bellas_sister]

They are all a bunch of whiney bullies....

I cross the picket line as often as I can...

When they "tell" me not to shop there I say "I don't support you"...

They yell and become abusive... all the more reason to rub it in thier face...

[ambrose]

You might want to park your car around the corner. The union thugs might do something nasty..

[tallhappy]

I did.

[WaterDragon]

From what I've been reading, it is mostly small businesses that are being hurt by these strikes.

Well, guess what? Small businesses are what REALLY fuels the American economy, and the Democrats HATE it that the economy is on the mend.

The quickest way to trash the economy is to attack small businesses, and that is exactly what is going on.

Cross the picket lines wherever you see on.

[Hank Rearden]

I always go out of my way to do anything I can to harm the interests of corrupt, lazy union goons.

[CindyDawg]

Just curious. How are small businesses affected? Aren't these chain stores?

[ambrose]

If we were all to unite and cross these lines, we could bust this union.

Anyone interested in trying to get together a "flash mob" to go on a shopping spree?

[GeronL]

That'd be cool. Someone should take a picture just for the non-fornians out here

[Drango]

I'm Northern California so we are not on strike up here. BUT, I'm proud to say not only do I cross the picket lines, TWICE I've scabed at grocery stores during strikes.

[CindyDawg]

I used to do that for a living when I was 18. I worked for a temp that sent me on factory work where strikes were going on. I made 10 dollars a day and was paid in cash :')

[Travis McGee]

I have and I will again in San Diego.

[kitkat]

While I'm not a friend of the unions, I'm also not crazy about large supermarkets. The two largest in our area have been slowly, and now rapidly, getting rid of all the name brands and replacing them with their own.

At first, the supermarket product is as good as the name brands, and then they start going downhill, and once they get rid of any name product, their own prices go up. So we end up with inferior products at the same price as good ones.

In other words, they form a monopoly and discourage other producers.

Anyone have any info or opinions about this?

[goldstategop]

I won't cross a picket line. I come from a union family and I stand by those who work for a living.

[StayoutdaBushesWay]

Count me in! :) I love sticking it to them whenever I get the chance. I've crossed 3 times so far this week.

[KneelBeforeZod]

I parked around the corner when safeway had a strike...

the picketers were mostly friendly, and had some handouts...but I was looking right at them as I walked up to the store, so maybe they didn't think they would be able to intimidate me.

cut n paste (because I'm lazy)of my earlier post on another thread:

When I worked at TCI (which became ATT, which became Comcast) the installers and techs went on strike.

so they flew in other techs to do the work.

installs got done quicker. outages got fixed quicker, not to mention fewer of them to begin with.

pretty lame when guys from 600 miles away do your job better than you, and you're gonna go on strike.

not long after that, (when they came back for less than the offer they rejected) they voted out their union....the teamsters.

[bellas_sister]

I'm in Burbank.... just let me know

[Drango]

Well, I'm currently a union member, but not by choice. I still cross the picket lines every chance I get...

[bellas_sister]

They are making a min. of $18 on weekdays and as much as $52 on Sun. and or holidays...

They complain that they can only work 24 hrs a week... which would make it part-time work... they get full medical coverage for them and thier families and they are being asked to pay $5-$15 more...Why do they feel they "deserve" all that as part-time workers?

They should feel blessed they have a job.... Why should I as the customer have to pay more money for my corn...

They are acting like bullies.... and they are really rude and abusive in some cases to the customers.....