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Supermarkets: Labor & Leadership 2005

DateFeb, 2005
Pages20
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Abstract:
 2004 will likely be remembered for the settlement of the 4+ month long Southern California strike, where the only winners were the independents and alternate channels not involved. The major supermarket chains lost press and community clout and top line sales and profits. The union—while steadfastly standing by its members—lost power by finally having to accept health care cuts and a two-tier pay structure to preserve jobs.

In part because the watershed event covered 70,000+ employees, it served as model for subsequent negotiations: Contracts covering fewer employees with major chains in the Midwest and elsewhere were renegotiated with less fanfare. Still, workers covered by contracts in Denver and adjacent areas stayed in the news for 3+ months, culminating with national union management intervening after a strike vote was in progress to get parties back to the bargaining table with a federal mediator.

The California strike opened up other areas of scrutiny, including union management inbreeding in various locals, union targeting of chain officials, questions about chain fiduciary responsibility in a long-term strike…and most important, how labor and management could so obstinately fail to unite against a common foe—in this non-union Wal-Mart’s entry into California with supercenters.

Still, there were some bright spots: Management at several companies, including Whole Foods and—yes, Wal-Mart—acknowledged that different policies and practices in dealing with labor, the press and customers were critical for long-term survival and growth. These included rethinking health insurance, financial disclosures and employment guidelines and classifications.










Table of contents:
 California Strike Update: Lawsuits, secret meetings, pension funds, Analyst assessments, AFL-CIO involvement

How to Reduce Employee Turnover

New Chapters: California Strike: California AG sues grocery chains, Arbitration rejected, union rally, talks

Steve Burd: Lightning rod

Post Mortems: So Cal Strike: The facts, Winners and losers

Life After the California Strike: Can chains win shoppers back? And now Washington DC, And Chicago, And back in California

Lesson Learned from California

Spotlight on Labor: On the road with Wal-Mart organizers, Chicago union non-event

California UCFW: Intrigue Abounds: CalPERS and Steve Burd, New focus on Local 588

Profile: John Mackey, Whole Foods

Wal-Mart Watch: Changing pay classes and guidelines, Class action status for discrimination suit

Chapter 2: Wal-Mart Class Action

Whole Foods unique insurance approach

Spotlight on Labor Negotiations: New England - Shaw’s, Midwest - Kroger, Seattle - multiple contracts, Northern California & Denver

Leadership Speaks: Wal-Mart ceo speaks to new stakeholders, Safeway ceo expects dead-net pricing

AFL-CIO: Insiders urge reform

Mediators sell Denver contract extension

Labor Speaks: Wal-Mart in Canada, Negotiating drama in Denver continues

Turnaround Lesson: NCR

Denver’s Labor Limbo




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