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Cummins in Common Dreams ..

“The union is like having herpes. It doesn’t kill you, but it’s unpleasant and inconvenient, and it stops a lot of people from becoming your lover.” – John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods .. Mackey has done a brilliant job of creating the illusion that his empire is all about abundance, bounty and the good life. But there’s nothing bountiful or good about the way [WFM] the second-largest non-unionized food retailer exploits workers. United Natural Foods Incorporated (UNFI), the largest multi-billion dollar wholesale distributor of organic and “natural” foods in the U.S is currently under investigation for 45 violations of federal labor law, including physically threatening immigrant workers in California who were trying to form a union. The company recently fired its underpaid and overworked unionized workers at its Auburn, Wash., distribution center for going on strike, and illegally hired non-union replacement workers .. as conscientious consumers we have to pressure UNFI and its largest customer, WFM. In response to UNFI’s actions in Washington State, the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) has called for a boycott of UNFI’s brand name products, Woodstock Foods and Blue Marble, until the company rehires its fired workers in Auburn, stops harassing and intimidating workers and drivers who want to form a union, and sits down to sign a fair contract

i stopped shopping at Whole Foods after Mackey came out against the health care public option. He’s an asshole .. though I just bought some Woodstock butter – no more .. read more