My employeer, albertsons, recently shut down my store. While business was going great, the company decided to re-0pen as a subsidiary that specializes in high end gourmet food and catering services. While owned by albertsons, Bristol Farms is not under union contract; they operate under their own employment regulations.
My union has decided to fight this change. They proclaim that the company is going to change all their stores to bristol farms, and that all the current employees will lose their jobs to this non-union store. They even made a website just to stop Albertsons!
While this struggle between the union and corporation may make them look like mortal enemies, they really need each other. Without a corporation, a union cannot exist. Without the union, the company would have a harder time making their employees happy, and keeping their empolyees working.
This is all part of the capitalist system. The corporation looks for ways to expand into new markets, while the unions looks to pick fights to maintain validity. Both needs are self serving, and will have no use in a socialist society.
California Kid.
Ps-Despite what the website states, I have not been fired.
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