I find it rather disturbing that picketers are requesting customers who make considerably less money than them to shop elsewhere. The way I see it, they are asking the less fortunate to help the union members make even more money.
There are people in Los Angeles who do not have transportation, so they rely on the neighborhood Ralphs, Vons or Albertsons for food. The strikers are also asking them to go elsewhere. So the union members' benefits are more important than these allowing these poor people to eat? How are they supposed to get there? By bus? No...The MTA mechanics (whom, by the way, are paid anywhere from $50,000 to over $100,000 per year plus FREE benefits and a policy that allows them to retire after 23 years) are striking, remember? Sure some are still active, but there is literally none in my area.
I looked on the local 770 site to see the alternative grocery stores they are recommending. The closest one to me is 16.77 miles away and 22 minutes if utilizing the freeways and located in a crime-infested area. If you don't plan on using the freeways, it will take 31 minutes. Of course this is assuming you have a car. Again, MTA service is disrupted...
Oh wait a minute - I just found a grocery store that is a mile and a half closer at 15.23 miles utilizing freeways. I'll have to pack a gun though, for that is known as gang territory.
So sacrifice my well being for these idiots to continue receiving free benefits I will not. My neighbor is a part of the union and works 20 hours a week at over $17/hr as a cashier...Who else gets paid that kind of money in a job like that that doesn't require any education?
Posted by *~-mOi-~*
at 10:01 AM PDT
