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In reply to the discussion: Meet The Retail CEO So Popular That Thousands Of Workers Staged A Revolt When He Was Fired [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)13. These fascist weasels fired this man?
What makes Demoulas so popular?
"He takes care of people, he cares more about people than money, he walks among associates and customers," Tom Trainor, an employee of 41 years who was fired Sunday for his role in the protests, told Business Insider. "He knows your name, your wife's name, your husband's name, what school your kids go to."
Trainor rose from bagger to district supervisor during his career at Market Basket.
He said that Demoulas is a great businessman, doubling profits in his eight years as CEO of the company.
"If associate or member of their family was seriously ill, he would personally make sure they received proper medical care," Trainor said. "He went more than the extra mile."
"He shook hands, he attended store openings, he was proud of what everyone accomplished instead of taking credit for himself," Pamela DeSantis White, whose father worked at Market Basket for more than 40 years, told Business Insider.
The dismantling of the fabric of our lives and communities for no good reason must end unless we want to live like feral dogs. Apparently, some think that is the new way to go, with their dog eat dog mentality.
A little more in the way of pictures and details:
At rally, Market Basket workers urged to take protests to stores
Erin Ailworth - July 21, 2014
TEWKSBURY Yellow caution tape tied to overturned Market Basket carriages cordoned off the wide swath of parking lot at Stadium Plaza where thousands of protestors gathered to call for the return of ousted grocery chain president Arthur T. Demoulas. They waved signs, tooted horns, and cheered in support of the executive, who was fired in late June.
Mondays rally came a day after eight senior employees, several of them organizers of the protest campaign, were terminated from their jobs...
Democrats were among those who showed their support:
Other speakers included Democratic state senators Barry R. Finegold of Andover and Eileen M. Donoghue of Lowell, who are among 35 state lawmakers who have signed a letter calling for a boycott of Market Basket.
You are what is good about America, Donoghue told the crowd. We are going to stand with you, we are going to fight with you.
The protests and the firings are the latest development in a remarkable public dispute over leadership of the grocery chain, which has 71 stores in Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire. On Friday, about 2,000 people gathered at the chains headquarters in Tewksbury to support the ousted president. Workers are demanding the return of Arthur T. Demoulas, who was fired in late June by a board controlled by his cousin and chief rival, Arthur S. Demoulas. For decades, the two have feuded over control of the company, which was started by their grandfather...
Many more details at the link:
http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/07/21/thousands-rally-outside-market-basket-store-for-ousted-ceo/CHFjzEFVhVDKmqYIneb3hP/story.html
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025273477#post2
That was the first I heard of this, but the writer didn't have a link yet, so I googled and posted that to help out.
Although this is my favorite thread so far, because it gives faces and shows the good that can be done in real life. Thanks for posting it!
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canoeist52
Jul 2014
OP
What i love about that pic is that it is plastered on the inside of a MB store door!
MADem
Jul 2014
#41
Interesting that Arthur T (and his father) tried to cheat the other side of the family out of their
seaglass
Jul 2014
#10
Yes, Arthur T was on board with his father though. I'm not saying that I don't support the
seaglass
Jul 2014
#20
Yeah, I don't find that either substantive or insightful. Why don't you add to the conversation
seaglass
Jul 2014
#28
They're gathering signatures at the parking lots in front of the stores--at least they were the
MADem
Jul 2014
#42
I would love if this spread to other retailers all over the country like food lion and bi-lo here
cstanleytech
Jul 2014
#16
Damn, I hate to boycott Market Basket. Damn. I have nowhere to shop now. Everyone
valerief
Jul 2014
#32
If you want to support the truckdrivers and warehouse workers involved in the strike
canoeist52
Jul 2014
#40