Wild Oats goes bananas over union organizer

by richard myers

Wed, Aug 18, 2004 1:46AM

The Wild Oats natural food chain claims to be progressive, enlightened, worker- and environment-friendly. The truth is, Wild Oats is anti-union.

Unions are important to help preserve jobs, protect wages and secure safe working conditions. Yet all across the country unions are under attack.

http://www.rebelgraphics.org/wildoats.html

Union organizer Tom Kappas was fired over a couple of bananas that he paid for honestly.

(By Dimitris Katsaounis)

There was nothing wrong with Tom Kappas buying a couple of bananas. Wild Oats claimed a discount on the bruised fruit was a firing offense, but discounting spoiled fruit was a standard store practice. By firing Tom, Wild Oats was just enforcing their long-standing anti-union policy of shutting down any organizing drive.

http://www.rebelgraphics.org/wildoats.html

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