Social Media Campaigns Urge Solidarity with VA Kroger Workers
Tuesday, June 24, 2014(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
Kroger, the largest supermarket chain in the country, is now “following
the lead of
anti-worker companies like Walmart and Harris Teeter,”
says UFCW 400, which is
coordinating a campaign supporting Virginia
Kroger workers. A “KrogerStrong”
online
petition is gathering signatures from thousands of supporters to
“protect good American jobs and allow workers to have a voice!” Worker
activists are also planning a Thunderclap and a Facebook
flashmob http://act.aflcio.org/c/1822/p/salsa/web/common/public/signup?signup_page_KEY=7517
this Thursday at 11a during Kroger’s annual shareholders meeting. Click
on the links to receive drafted messaging to post June 26. One of the most
profitable supermarket chains, Kroger makes money “due to the hard work and
quality customer service its employees provide,” says Local 400. “For years
these Kroger employees have had a voice on the job, working together with
management to make Kroger a high road employer. Now Kroger is opening new stores
where they deny their employees the right to a voice.”