Schnuck disrepects his workers as UFCW 655 members reject proposal by 89%, authorize strike act

After proposing to gut its contract with United Food & Commercial Workers Local 655 – a proposal rejected and a strike authorized last week by an 89 percent margin – if there was ever a clear cut example of Schnucks CEO Todd Schnuck showing total disrespect for his own employees, it was his calling the voting meeting a “PR stunt to get attention.”

Ignoring the fact that union members have a legal right, and an obligation, to vote on a company offer, Schnuck disparaged his own employees with that comment in the local media after members soundly exercised their democratic rights to vote on a proposal the union and its rank-and-file negotiating committee unanimously urged their members to vote “no.”

In making dynamic, impassioned comments on the proposal that brought wild applause more than a dozen times from the 2,184 members present, Local 655 President David Cook said: “This contract is not acceptable today, not acceptable tomorrow, not acceptable ever!”

The membership agreed: 1,934 “no” votes to 250 “yes” votes. The meeting was held at the St. Charles Family Arena on Sept 26.

http://labortribune.com/todd-schnuck-disrepects-his-workers-as-ufcw-655-members-reject-proposal-by-89-authorize-strike-action/

Details of the contract roll backs are at the link