By Chris Isidore Source: CNN Business Shellie Parsons never thought she'd be supporting an effort to win union representation at the Dollar General store where she's worked for a bit more than a year. "I was actually against unions," said the 37-year-old single mom. "I'd heard a lot of bad [...]
By Ben Tobin Source: Louisville Courier Journal After nearly six weeks of a strike, union workers of Heaven Hill Distillery's Bardstown facility and the company have reached a "tentative agreement" on a five-year contract, according to both the union and the company. Union members were to vote on the contract on Saturday. [...]
By Russell Redman Source: Supermarket News Albertsons Cos. is moving ahead with its omnichannel expansion but has pushed some of its expected micro-fulfillment center (MFC) openings into next year, according to CEO Vivek Sankaran. In a conference call yesterday on fiscal 2021 second-quarter results, Sankaran said Albertsons plans to open [...]
By Errol Schwiezer Source: Forbes For over six weeks, 420 workers at the parent company of Deep Eddy Vodka, Elijah Craig, and Evan Williams Bourbon have been on strike over healthcare cost hikes, schedule changes and overtime cuts. Interview with Matt Aubrey, President of UFCW Local 23D, Bardstown, Kentucky. Read [...]
Source: KFI AM 640 Unionized Rite Aid workers overwhelmingly ratified a new contract being billed as one of its best labor pacts in years, union officials announced today. Rite Aid workers ratified the deal Thursday night, joining their counterparts at CVS stores, who voted in support of their similar pact [...]
By Hamilton Nolan Source: In These Times In less than two weeks, a tiny group of a half dozen workers in Barkhamsted, Connecticut will vote on whether to become the only unionized Dollar General store employees in America. These six people in a small town about 20 miles northwest of Hartford now find themselves [...]
By Michael Browne Source: Supermarket News Burnout is the biggest driver of the “Great Resignation” for frontline workers, according to results of a new report from training and communications specialist Axonify, which surveyed over 2,500 frontline employees from a range of industries including retail, grocery, finance, banking, insurance and professional [...]
By Noam Schieber Source: The New York Times Some 10,000 unionized workers at the agriculture equipment maker Deere & Company went on strike early Thursday after overwhelmingly rejecting a contract proposal worked out with the company by negotiators for the United Automobile Workers union. “Our members at John Deere strike [...]
By Russell Redman Source: Supermarket News The Kroger Co. aims to enter the Northeast through its e-commerce partnership with United Kingdom-based Ocado Group. Kroger said Tuesday that it plans to offer Kroger Delivery online grocery service in the Northeast by building an Ocado-powered automated customer fulfillment center (CFC) to fill [...]
By Russell Redman Source: Supermarket News In partnership with Instacart, Stop & Shop has launched Stop & Shop Express, an online shopping service providing delivery of groceries, convenience products and household essentials in as soon as 30 minutes. The Quincy, Mass.-based grocer, part of Ahold Delhaize USA, said Tuesday that [...]