McNutt Urges Other Grocers to Follow Albertson's Lead and Eliminate Self-Checkouts
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)“In-person customer service
is the single greatest asset union supermarkets offer,” said UFCW 400
President Tom McNutt on Monday in response to Albertson LLC's* decision to
eliminate self-checkout systems from all stores by the end of August. “When
you buy groceries, there’s nothing like the efficiency, quality service,
professionalism and smile of a Local 400 cashier member serving your needs at
the cash register. It’s the advantage none of our competitors can match.”
McNutt urged Safeway, Giant, Shoppers, Kroger “and all of our grocery
employers to follow Albertson’s lead and make the forward-thinking decision to
end their failed experiments with self-checkout.” Click here
http://bit.ly/rePj48 to read the full article. *Albertson's, LLC operates 217 stores in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado,
Florida, Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas and Utah. It is a separate grocer from
those Albertson's that are owned and operated by Supervalu, including those in
the metro DC area.