[lbo-talk] decentralization, Whole Foods style

[Nathan Newman]

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From: "Wojtek Sokolowski" <sokol at jhu.edu>
>All retail outlets are anti-union, some of them (such as Wal mart or
>Giant) rabidly.  The Whole Foods reaction was quite mild in comparison.
>Besides, I like this store - good food, good service, a lot of imports,
>no obnoxious tabloids.

Whole Foods is now one of the top organizing targets by the UFCW, yes
grouped explicitly with Wal-Mart as one of the worst companies in the
industry.

Folks bash the union leadership on this list a lot, but then they often
don't even engage in the basic solidarity of supporting organizing
campaigns. General boycotts may not be particularly useful, but avoiding
companies actively being organized and engaging in union-busting tactics
seems the most minimal solidarity called for by leftists.

See http://www.wholeworkersunite.org/  for more on the whole Whole Foods
fight.

Nathan Newman