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  March 15, 2007  Supermarket Profits Rising, But Workers Aren't Sharing in the Windfall For Albertsons/Supervalu, Safeway, and Kroger, the future just keeps getting brighter. Profits are climbing steadily as the companies compete well, offering executives and stockholders plenty of rewards. But if those chains have their way, workers won't be able to share in the profits--even though it's due to them that these companies are so successful. These companies don't want to offer quality, affordable health care for all workers, a secure retirement, and wages that pay the bills. Which clearly shows that these big chains don't value their workers they way they should. Some recent headlines (stories posted on Southern California workers' Respect UFCW website):
Clearly, these chains can afford to offer their workers a fair contract.
After all, it's the workers that put these companies back in the black, and
it's the workers who will continue to ensure that their companies remain
successful--through hard work, determination, and customer service skills.
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