[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.....

[bitcon]

$18 a day? That's nothing, here in BC it's $8 an hour minimum for whatever you do and a minimum of 4 hours per day you work. The UFCW union here for Safeway was ready to strike when it's some of it's workers make $26+ an hour.

[Drammach]

Something else to consider;

Profit margins on groceries - supermarkets are extremely low, generally running 2% to 5%, compared to many other service industry businesses running as high as 30% to 40%.
I am familiar with some services that are "part" of the overall business that have margins as high as 60% to 100%.
With profit margins that low, any new costs are a major blow to the business.
Retail prices have to be raised to compensate and still remain competitive.