Piggly Wiggly union slams incoming owner over proposed benefit cuts

I hope Piggly Wiggly workers quit and find another job. This new owner is in a small town and I am not going to shop there anymore!!!

This man doesn't realize how small of a town this is!!! You are exactly right!!!

This is crazy!!!! First Chrysler now this? Kenosha is going to be a ghost town!!!!

Piggly Wiggly is a nice store, but it's prices are too high. Perhaps by cutting out some stuff from its budget they can afford to be more competitive with its prices.
If the employees don't like it, there are others who are willing to work. I don't get what makes people think it's ok for the "inmates to run the asylum"

WOW wrote:

This is crazy!!!! First Chrysler now this? Kenosha is going to be a ghost town!!!!

OMG! We're all going to die! LMAO!

North Pointe Resident wrote:

Piggly Wiggly is a nice store, but it's prices are too high. Perhaps by cutting out some stuff from its budget they can afford to be more competitive with its prices.
If the employees don't like it, there are others who are willing to work. I don't get what makes people think it's ok for the "inmates to run the asylum"

For one it is a job not a prison, second if not for the employees there would be no business. Did you not have econ 101 in high school?

dude thats gay i work there lol but im only 16 so idk if that means anything...

GETCHO' PIG ON. stop bitching about this. i just had awesome sushi from this jaunt and i would like to continue to visit it, and service could be a little better.

Brah. I worked their for 3 months and it was gay as hell. the manager steves a dousche bag complained that we didnt stock fast enough hahah. gayyy

pigsgay wrote:

Brah. I worked their for 3 months and it was gay as hell. the manager steves a dousche bag complained that we didnt stock fast enough hahah. gayyy

i work at a piggly wiggly in georgia omg my manager bruce said da same thing it pisses me off ive been there for 10 months but im bout to quit cuz they keep calling me lazy and a slacker just GRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

North Pointe Resident wrote:

Piggly Wiggly is a nice store, but it's prices are too high. Perhaps by cutting out some stuff from its budget they can afford to be more competitive with its prices.
If the employees don't like it, there are others who are willing to work. I don't get what makes people think it's ok for the "inmates to run the asylum"

I have worked in one of the asylums for over 20 years and then was bought out by the pig and believe me, this new owner only wants your money.Our customer service has went from 100% to zero. Paul Butera sucks

pigsgay wrote:

Brah. I worked their for 3 months and it was gay as hell. the manager steves a dousche bag complained that we didnt stock fast enough hahah. gayyy

I work with people like you everyday. Everybody owes you something and of course, it couldn't be that you aren't working up to speed and full potential. GROW UP

ashley wrote:

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i work at a piggly wiggly in georgia omg my manager bruce said da same thing it pisses me off ive been there for 10 months but im bout to quit cuz they keep calling me lazy and a slacker just GRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

Is this how you talked when you were working? HMMMM, I wonder what the problem was?

"...if not for the employees there would be no business. Did you not have econ 101 in high school?"

Actually, if not for the employees: new ones would walk through the door the next day. And if not for the employees: the whole place could be run by 3 people like at Aldi. Or, if not for the employees: your job could be eliminated and replaced by a vending machine.

THAT's econ 101!

new neighbor wrote:

"...if not for the employees there would be no business. Did you not have econ 101 in high school?"
Actually, if not for the employees: new ones would walk through the door the next day. And if not for the employees: the whole place could be run by 3 people like at Aldi. Or, if not for the employees: your job could be eliminated and replaced by a vending machine.
THAT's econ 101!

How many people do you know tht reallly shop AT aLDIS.The place is borderline infested and stinks on top of it. Also, when was the last time you got a gallon of milk or head of lettuce from a vending machine. Aroast might be a tricky one to squeeze out, too.

The lot and store are full whenever I go there.

The point is that supply and demand are Econ 101; NOT:"...if not for the employees, there would be no business." That comment was just plain wrong.

Piggly Wiggly employees are a dime a dozen, i.e. there is no shortage for supply and there are very little special skills needed to work there. They are fortunate to not be replaced by technology. Heck, many many many grocery items ARE (or could be) sold via vending machines, or can be scanned/paid for by yourself; or are otherwise self serve like at Aldi (where I shop frequently for the low prices.) Or the store itself is eliminated with web sites like Market Day and Peapod.

Fool yourself into thinking that you are necessary all you like. But Econ 101 will prevail in the end.

I would like to know where all these high tech stores are, but that isn't the point I am trying to make. Yes, I would agree that warm bodies are easy to get, but more often than not, these days, unfortunatly, they don't want to work that hard. My point is, what about the human element, the people, like me, who have lived in the same place their whole lives, know and respect, and actually like their job and helping people. You start taking away benefits, replacing long term people with fly by nights, and its something that small towns do not accept or forgive. They will go elsewhere and then you have left the older and nondrivers, Etc. that depend on us unskilled people to help them do basic things. Econ 101 all you want but the lack of the human element is something that has turned this country into a an all about me nation. Yeah, that sounds pretty stupid to high educated city people who only look at numbers and profit,but thank heavens there are a few left

"...but the lack of the human element is something that has turned this country into an all about me nation. Yeah, that sounds pretty stupid to high educated city people who only look at numbers and profit..."

Not stupid. More like, either visionary or philosophical fantasy. If you chose to philosophize about your version of a utopia (where numbers and profit don't matter), then heave at it.

Meanwhile, I'll chose to live in and face reality head on; a reality where supply and demand prevails over emotions.

OBTW, for the older and the non-drivers I reccomend: peapod.com ; marketday.com ; netgrocer.com ; http://www.amazon.com/grocery-breakfast-foods... ; http://www.groceries-express.com/ ; http://mashable.com/2008/06/05/online-grocery...

What's up with the signs on the doors at the 4 piggly wiggly's in Racine? "Accepting Applications all departments full and part time positions"?

Guaranteed, it will all be part time only.
No union and no benefits.

Hey, as long as it helps us to be competitive in a global economy though. LMFAO!