Market Basket Shows Power Of Organized Labor Without Unions

[graywarrior]

Last edited Thu Sep 4, 2014, 12:11 AM - Edit history (1)

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Market Basket workers wrote a new playbook, Bronfenbrenner ( teaches labor relations at Cornell University) said. It shows how outdated national labor law is. It also shows the power of managers joining regular workers in collective action, she said. Bronfenbrenner said she expects that combination to become more common across the country.




http://www.wbur.org/2014/09/03/market-basket-labor

Just found this interesting open letter from a Union supporter's blog


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But there’s a challenge that goes along with that decision. I’ve often seen a quote from one of the earlier rallies in Tewksbury: “You don’t need a union if you’ve got a family.” Maybe you’re right – but now you’ve got to prove it. If you’ve discovered a way for workers to act collectively and fight for their best interests that is a better model than the old one, make sure you show that to the world. Reinstating a beloved CEO isn’t going to be enough if you don’t maintain what you’ve built on your own these last few weeks. You claim to take care of your own, and I’ve seen you do it with my own eyes, long before this uprising. Now that you know what you’re capable of, you’ve got to keep doing it. You’ve got to start taking care of one another on a bigger scale, on a more organized level, and from a more powerful position.



http://wizardofmonadnock.com/2014/08/07/an-open-letter-to-the-workers-of-market-basket/

[kcr]

1. I'm happy for the workers of Market Basket

However, I'm not even a bit surprised that the media's spin is going to be, "See? No need for unions. They're outdated" For one thing, they happen to have a CEO they're happy with who treats them decently. What about the workers who don't have that? There's a lot more wrong with this argument but that's a start.

[Gormy Cuss]

2. ^^^This^^^n/t

[Booster]

3. Nailed it. Bet there aren't many CEO's like this one.

[graywarrior]

4. Agreed. Artie and the entire MB culture is special.

I doubt any other CEO in the world would get the same respect.

[Cha]

5. Market Basketeers didn't need a Union because they had Artie T.. as We all know!

So unfortunate that too many corporations are not run by people like Artie T and Jim Sinegal of Costco.

thanks graywarrior~