Union workers are idiots if they intefere

[excelscior]

I was going to a Ralphs grocery store here in West Hills calif. I had my daughter with me. She wanted tuna sandwhiches and chips. We had none at home. It had been 3 weeks or so since I shopped. Well it was around 8pm and about 12 union picketers were along the street walking carrying signs. A few others were by the door entrance. It was these idiots that were telling ( not asking ) people to shop elsewhere. In fact a couple came out the store carrying a newspaper and milk were told by these same idiots not to shop there anymore. I was outraged that these morons are getting intrusive in peoples lives. It's not the customers fault that the store is not meeting the unions wages/health plan request. In fact when all of this is over, it will be the customer that will be paying in the end. I wonder if these morons will be paying out of their pockets for us customers for jacking up the price of grocery goods! I don't mind union organizations and picket signs. But I do mind fools that start taking their gripes and taking it out on innocent people. If they would've implied to me that I should never come. I would've told them this.. "If your contract comes to fruition, you bet I won't ever come back". I'm not shopping at that Ralphs store anymore if these idiots get what they want. It's a different world now and these fools should be greatful to have job period! If it were up to me.....I'd fire whomever did not come back to work after 1 week. I'd replace them with someone else. :mad:

[neverwhere]

that is pretty dumb. We had a strike where I lived before I went to college that actually got violent over people who still went to work instead of joining the picketers. I mean, I understand that the job is ****ing you over, but getting in a fight with someone who is just supplying an income for his/her family so they dont starve to death or lose their roof is just plain dumb. I know that most of the high school students that drove past there after the fight werent too keen in using that place for our business (since most of us understood why people still tried to goto work). There is a line when striking that shouldnt be crossed, and that line (imho) is when you tell (or physically force) someone what to do instead of asking them.

[Ammok]

we just shoot the shoppers..........

[j.m@talk]

Originally posted by Ammok
we just shoot the shoppers..........

Cool! :r :r :r :r

[cwin]

Originally posted by Ammok
we just shoot the shoppers.......... Ill help.. any flies too :D :r

[excelscior]

Mentality exists. That kind of thinking is similar to those azz-o-holes that were snipering innocent people from the interior of their vehicle. I hope they burn in hell!:mad:

[herosrest]

Time for a Nuclear Strike? :D

There is nought wrong with 'organising' against threats - a trait come skill which has served humankind better than anything else we do.

Your experience was unfortunate and should not happen.
I guess these people are frustrated and dealing with a problem emotionally.

[j.m@talk]

Originally posted by herosrest
Time for a Nuclear Strike? :D

T minus 45 secs till Launch :t

[Ammok]

who really cares, either about the workers rights or the shoppers rights, where is the management in all this?

[herosrest]

U mean the Gods.

[Ammok]

lol.:)

[RayH]

It's called boycott. Asking people to support isn't bad. People have the right to join in a boycott or refuse.

Personally, I'm not shopping at any stores with a labor dispute. The union only struck one store. The other stores decided to support the one struck by LOCKING out the workers.

Better realize that most of your working conditions came about because of unions...especially health care.

Anyway, I'm a good cook and can cook fresh. I can get what I need from local markets.

[Bovon]

I worked under 'closed shop' union rules for over 30 years in a large multi-state industry.

It was very rare that we came in contact with the public during a strike, but we were ALWAYS advised by our shop steward to be overly courteous to any 'outsider' we may come in contact with.

When walking picket line at a road leading to the local facility, we would quite often have public peoples stop to inquire about what was going on etc. and we always tried to be nice and helpful as we could possibly be.

Those dudes at the grocery store were not only way out of line...somebody in the union shop should be canned. The unions depend on public sentiment when it finally becomes necessary to strike a business or industry. I suspect the union that represents the grocery workers are not associated with any national organization like the AFL-CIO etc. or heads would roll when such as that got back to the union management.

[Ammok]

yip, no public sympathy, no win.

[j.m@talk]

Right Lets put "Arthur Scargill" on the red eye......................

That'll put the cat amongst the pigeons :D

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