Safeway markets gives Arnold another $15,000

[realFedUp]

http://www.ArnoldWatch.org Weblog - December 2, 2003 - 1:20pm

The Safe Way To Lower Labor Costs
By Jamie Court

Arnold just recorded another $15,000 from Safeway, the supermarket, on top of $16,200 registered five days before and another $5,000 from Safeway President Steve Burd. That’s a total of $36,200. We knew Arnold believed in the free market... but the supermarket? Safeway may just be playing it safe in its labor dispute over the size of workers’ health care benefits by recruiting a celebrity negotiator and spokesperson to its cause.

You see, labor leaders tell us Safeway’s last offer to its workers included fewer health care benefits for new workers and dependents than would be required under recently-enacted Senate Bill 2 – which mandates that employers pay for health coverage . Yesterday the Chamber of Commerce announced it had collected enough signatures for a referendum to overturn SB 2 and, for the first time, Arnold endorsed SB 2’s referendum. With the Terminator hawking Safeway’s line, workers don’t stand a chance. Under Gray it was pay to play, now it’s pay to pitch.

[montanacowboy]

1. One more reason

NOT to shop at Safeway

[realFedUp]

2. ayup

They own Vons and Vons Pavilions stores still on
strike and not looking like coming to any kind of
agreement yet.

[AlFrankenFan]

5. Damn straight

[HawkerHurricane]

3. Arnie continues to refuse money from special interests...

just like he promised.

[ldoolin]

4. Boycott Safeway

If you are fortunate enough to have a Basha's or Food City supermarket in your area, shop there! The Basha family are huge Democratic Party donors.

Safeway (Vons), Kroger (Frys), Albertsons, Winn Dixie, and most of the big supermarket chains are big Repuke donors. Search www.opensecrets.org

Also see www.ufcw.org for the scoop on the grocery strikes/lockouts