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The Safe Way To Lower Labor Costs
by
Jamie Court, author of Corporateering
December 2, 2003 - 1:20 PM
Arnold just recorded another $15,000 from Safeway, the supermarket, on top of $16,200 registered five days before and another $5,000 from Safeway President Steve Burd. That�s a total of $36,200. We knew Arnold believed in the free market... but the supermarket? Safeway may just be playing it safe in its labor dispute over the size of workers� health care benefits by recruiting a celebrity negotiator and spokesperson to its cause.
You see, labor leaders tell us Safeway�s last offer to its workers included fewer health care benefits for new workers and dependents than would be required under recently-enacted Senate Bill 2 � which mandates that employers pay for health coverage . Yesterday the Chamber of Commerce announced it had collected enough signatures for a referendum to overturn SB 2 and, for the first time, Arnold endorsed SB 2�s referendum. With the Terminator hawking Safeway�s line, workers don�t stand a chance. Under Gray it was pay to play, now it�s pay to pitch.
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