The UFCW pulled pickets from Ralphs in order to attempt a divide and conquer technique against the other two grocers involved in the SoCal strike, Vons and Albertsons. They expected traffic to surge at Ralphs and remain pretty low at the other two. They were right. However, The 3 chains have vowed to not let this tactic affect them one iota, and so far they haven't. One side effect the union hadn't expected...the huge surge in traffic at Ralphs went smoothly and expertly without any hitches. The non union replacements did very well indeed, showing that the union lackeys bring nothing special to their jobs with their bogus union label and high demands. The union will be broken, or forced to accept some very serious concessions in this strike, I predict. They will have egg on their faces.
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20 years ago