'They want us to be robots': Whole Foods workers fear Amazon's changes
Employees have begun to organize in an attempt to push back on changes made since Amazon acquired the company in 2017
Whole Foods staff are worried that Amazon, the grocery chains new owner, is trying to turn them into robots and are seeking to set up a union to protect their jobs.
Workers at Americas healthiest grocery store say management is trying to cut jobs and reduce wages as they reshape the 38-year-old grocery chain in Amazons image.
No one trusts Amazon and there are fears in upper management that Amazon will clean house if sales rates arent hit, said one of the founders of the Whole Worker community in an interview. Staff are reluctant to speak on the record for fear of retaliation and the company has recently started training managers to fight back against union organization.
Theyre squeezing all they can out of the workers. Amazon gives little notice whenever they make changes. When they rolled in the Amazon Prime discount, they only gave stores ten to fourteen days of notice and no extra labor to handle the extra work.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/oct/01/whole-foods-amazon-union-organization-grocery-chain?CMP=share_btn_tw
katmondoo
(6,457 posts)It is inconvenient, too big, also I do not like prepared foods left out in the open for hours. Food poisoning is always on my mind after having it happen to me years ago. I never forgot how bad it was. We have lots of Publix stores here and that is where I shop.
snowybirdie
(5,227 posts)Publix has vigorously supported right wing candidates. Very happy to see Aldi opening stores in SW Florida lately.