Originally Posted by
tuphat
Re: S&S Strike -- Some folks won't cross any kind of picket line, other folks couldn't care less. Personally, I like to understand each side's position and make a decision on that basis.
Personally, I think the company -- "the last remaining large fully unionized retail grocery employer in New England" -- is making a fair offer. See
https://stopandshop.com/labor/2019/#/labor/news for its side of the story.
Example: Current full- and part-time workers get time-and-a half for working on Sunday. Company wants to limit premium for newly hired part-time workers to $1-2 per hr; current workers would be grandfathered.
IMO that whole grandfathering thing is usually playing out badly for employees. Next thing you know, people who're grandfathered into better terms are pushed out, so that S&S can get more workers that get hired under the new terms. Given that S&S jobs generally aren't requiring unique skill sets all the grandfathered workers can be replaced pretty quickly.