Target faces first UNION vote

http://gawker.com/5805464/target-vs-unions-an-inside-look

2nd link for more info: http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2011/05/15/target-facing-first-union-vote-in-21.html?ana=yfcpc

An excerpt

"Yesterday, we learned that friendly red-hued big box retailer Target is now the "target," ha, of a union campaign here in New York. Goodbye, Target's reputation as a place that liberals who don't like Wal-Mart can shop without guilt! But just how anti-union is Target? According to former Target employees: very.
After yesterday's story, we heard from multiple people who had or have worked at Target. Although Wal-Mart has a longstanding reputation as the most voraciously anti-union big box retailer, these employees tell us that Target is just as bad. For example, all new hires have to watch an anti-union video as part of their training. A full transcript of that video can be found here. Sample dialogue:

Person 1: We're a Target because we're a threat to unions. The unions
that represent grocery store workers.

Person 2: When we take business away from unionized grocery stores
that means they need fewer employees.

Person 1: And fewer grocery store employees means fewer union
members. And fewer members? Well that's a problem for the union
business. That's right, I said business. Union business.


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More at link.

I'd rather go to a unionized grocery store like UBCW Local 6 (King Soopers)

Don't think my local one does, but I'll admit its been quite some time since I've been in one.

Target has "super targets" (think mega wal-marts) that are a Target store PLUS an entire grocery store in one building.

Target is also rolling out p-fresh stores. (regular GM stores with small grocery sections)

Walbaums are still Union supermarkets. How about King Kullen? My daughter worked at Stop N Shop and so did I for a time. Is COSTOC Union? I know employees own shares of COSTCO and everyone my daughter knows says it is GREAT place to work for. She works LP and has been trying to get in COSTCO for years. Nobody leaves there. What does that tell you?

with their hearts and mind.