Trader Joes fires employee after asking for stronger COVID protections.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[senseandsensibility]

1. Just saw this on twitter

[Faux pas]

2. Kickin' with disgust!

[SheltieLover]

3. Wtaf?

[Silent3]

4. I wonder how much this has to do with his suggestions themselves...

...and how much has to do with some asshole's rigid sense of hierarchy, being pissed when the underlings get out of line and don't "go through channels".

[madaboutharry]

5. Not good for Trader Joe's.

Their PR and reality seem to collide.

[msongs]

6. on ttwitter? may wish to get a second opinion on this nt

[ForgoTheConsequence]

8. I believe workers.

Why don't you?


https://www.ibtimes.com/trader-joes-under-attack-after-employee-firing-goes-viral-3153318

[msongs]

17. I don't believe twitter unless it is confirmed by another source. nt

[ForgoTheConsequence]

20. This isn't isolated, it's a pattern.

Labor Fight Collides With the Pandemic at Trader Joe’s
The chain has aggressively opposed unionization efforts among its employees, who have been critical of its response to the coronavirus.


https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/business/trader-joes-unionization-coronavirus.html

[SharonClark]

7. Maybe Mr Bonnema can find a job with a company that follows all his requirements.

I'm sure they are many employers in NYC who would love to hire him.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

9. Why should he have to?

Why shouldn't employees be able to advocate for their own safety without living in fear of losing their job?

[LizBeth]

10. The one in Eugene Or cannot do better. I know it is company policy. I know they do the same in

Austin and Minneapolis trader joes.

They were the only store I went to for a while they were so beyond anybody else so I know they put in the effort. I just have not interest to read, because the issue is not rampant whatever it is.

Just a rah for my trader joes and thank you

[ForgoTheConsequence]

11. Thanks for the anecdotes.

But service industry workers being put at risk IS rampant. Way to stand up for the little guy.

[LizBeth]

12. I just gotta know the facts before taking my stand, what can I say, lol. Wow.

[lpbk2713]

13. "It is clear you do not understand our Values" ... (Notice the capital V)

Anything that impacts their profit margin goes against their Values.

And that includes "trouble makers".

[enid602]

14. Trader Joe's

Trader Joe's has also gone to great lengths to stop unionizing. They've been against extra pay for their workers during coronavirus. They come off as a quirky, trendy seller of offbeat merchandise, but they're really a wholly owned subsidiary of Aldi Nord, which is often rated the world's largest grocery chain with 10000 stores and $59 Billion in revenues. German owned.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

21. Yes, they are part of a giant international grocery conglomerate.

It's weird to see them worshipped as some small-town, quirky, folksy, liberal-friendly, natural grocer. Their record of suppressing unions is detestable. I guess they have a great marketing department.

[lynintenn]

15. I always feel safe at Trader Joe's

Carts are sprayed down, everyone has to wear a mask to enter with spaces marked for 6 feet snd they limit occupancy.

[helpisontheway]

19. Yes..I feel very safe at our Trader Joe's..nt

[ForgoTheConsequence]

22. Are you an employee?

[Takket]

16. As an HVAC engineer i can honestly say...

it is clear he's done his homework. Some of his suggestions are correct, some make sense but he underestimates the difficulty and time it takes to implement them.

But regardless of that fact firing people for expressing their concerns is wrong. They could simply have said "no".

[Sibelius Fan]

18. Trader Joes - a limited selection of mediocre products sold at inflated prices.

[NickB79]

23. Traitor Joe's

[Klaralven]

24. Intake air from outdoors at that location probably exceeds 700 ppm CO2 at times

Store 545 is at 670 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10025

Upper West Side of Manhattan.

[treestar]

25. Good wrongful termination case

Classic case; retaliatory firing for bringing up safety concern.