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Sandwich Shop Cans Workers Days Before Christmas
NBC Chicago ^ | 12/24/13 | staff

Posted on 12/24/2013 9:08:25 AM PST by Baynative

A River North sandwich shop fired its 20 employees Sunday night via email.

The firings were effective immediately for the workers at Snarf’s Sub Shop at 600 W Chicago


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A spokeswoman told the newspaper that the restaurant will likely close for more than a month as it converts into a burger concept.

But the firings come a few weeks after Snarf's workers participated in the "Fight for 15" rally, seeking higher wages. A Facebook post on Dec. 5 striking workers outside the restaurant with the caption, "Snarfs SHUT DOWN! #strike victory!"

1 posted on 12/24/2013 9:08:25 AM PST by Baynative
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To: Baynative

Victory by self-amputation?


2 posted on 12/24/2013 9:10:10 AM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Baynative

Now they have time to look for hamburger flipper jobs paying 15 per hour.


3 posted on 12/24/2013 9:11:00 AM PST by AU72
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To: Baynative
I wonder why there are no entry-level jobs anywhere?
4 posted on 12/24/2013 9:11:19 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Who knew that one day professional wrestling would be less fake than professional journalism?)
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To: Baynative

Bravo
I guess they calculated the cost of paying unemployment and figured they could pay it and open a different concept food place and still make money

I wish I lived there. I’d make sure to go to that new place


5 posted on 12/24/2013 9:11:34 AM PST by RWGinger
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To: Impy; NFHale; fieldmarshaldj; Perdogg; Clintonfatigued

They’re happy; they’ll get more than $15/hr. from the 53 different “transitional” WELFARE programs they’ll “qualify” for.


6 posted on 12/24/2013 9:11:40 AM PST by GOPsterinMA (You're a very weird person, Yossarian.)
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To: Baynative

Now their alderats can fight for their 99 weeks of unemployment.


7 posted on 12/24/2013 9:12:08 AM PST by TurboZamboni ("PEACE ON EARTH TO MEN OF GOOD WILL".)
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To: Baynative

I learned back when I was in my late teens that the path to more money was getting a better job. This usually involves some sort of education and/or training.

Dolts.


8 posted on 12/24/2013 9:13:30 AM PST by cuban leaf
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To: Baynative

And in other news, a can shop sandwiched workers days before Easter.


9 posted on 12/24/2013 9:13:46 AM PST by Larry Lucido (If you like all your base, you can keep all your base. - CATS)
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To: Baynative

I like the little scisors on the signs helping them know where to cut it out. Except they didn’t. :-D


10 posted on 12/24/2013 9:14:21 AM PST by cuban leaf
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To: Baynative
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And before the grammar nazi's strike, I know about the "A" instead of "An" - I didn't make this picture.

11 posted on 12/24/2013 9:14:32 AM PST by SkyDancer (Live your life in such a way that the Westboro church will want to picket your funeral.)
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Sandwich Shop Cans Workers Days Before Christmas

Christmas? I thought the official name for it now is "Holiday."

12 posted on 12/24/2013 9:14:43 AM PST by Maceman (Just say "NO" to tyranny.)
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To: Baynative
Another union victory...

twenty employed people

13 posted on 12/24/2013 9:15:09 AM PST by DoughtyOne (ZERO is still zero!)
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To: RWGinger

I wish I lived there. I’d make sure to go to that new place


It’s Chicago. No you don’t.


14 posted on 12/24/2013 9:15:13 AM PST by cuban leaf
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To: Baynative

Another alternate headline:

Worker shop cans sandwiches before Christmas.


15 posted on 12/24/2013 9:15:58 AM PST by Larry Lucido (If you like all your base, you can keep all your base. - CATS)
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To: SkyDancer

Fat chance of getting the grammar police to take a hike...


16 posted on 12/24/2013 9:16:26 AM PST by DoughtyOne (ZERO is still zero!)
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To: SkyDancer

17 posted on 12/24/2013 9:16:35 AM PST by cuban leaf
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To: cuban leaf
I like the little scisors on the signs helping them know where to cut it out. Except they didn’t. :-D

I've been thinking this since I first saw these pictures a few days ago. I cannot, for the life of me, figure out why the scissors are on the signs at all. Are we supposed to "coupon" the rally or something?

18 posted on 12/24/2013 9:18:47 AM PST by Cyber Liberty (H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
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To: DoughtyOne
Fat chance of getting the grammar police to take a hike...

Should be four dots at the end of that line (after "hike")....

{Ducking! Merry Christmas, D1!}

19 posted on 12/24/2013 9:21:33 AM PST by Cyber Liberty (H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
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To: Baynative

Well they got their wish...Snarf’s is shut down.


20 posted on 12/24/2013 9:21:48 AM PST by SamAdams76
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