An NLRB administrative law judge will hear those cases in Milwaukee, starting July 23. But the chain already faces other unfair labor practice charges in Menasha, Racine, and Kenosha, Wis., all brought to the NLRB by the UFCW. They add they doubt Wiggly Piggly will shut all those stores just to escape future court rulings. Observers say his order could extend to all 102 Piggly Wiggly Midwest stores in Wisconsin and Illinois. He ordered the Sheboygan store to restore full-time status and health care rights to workers whose hours were cut to part-time without bargaining with their union, and to refrain from such unilateral decisions in the future. The court’s next move, after the grocery chain defied Clevert’s order to bargain, is unknown. It first held a mutual meeting June 11, then used the lawyers the next day to “continue its unlawful behavior,” in Sweet’s words, to send a letter to the state, the union and all 108 Sheboygan store workers announcing its intention to close the store. Piggly Wiggly’s sudden action was led by a notorious union busting law firm, Jackson Lewis, which just opened an office in Milwaukee. And Wisconsin media ignored a landmark federal ruling – the first such action in a dozen years affirming collective bargaining, workers’ rights to organize, and a chosen union’s priority to have its contract heeded. UFCW lawyer Mark Sweet has complained to Piggly Wiggly about its new avoidance tactics. Piggly Wiggly’s evasion of good faith bargaining, even though Clevert vindicated his local’s stand, distressed UFCW Local President John Eiden: “It’s sad it had to come to this, where the employer can’t sit down and bargain in good faith with the union.” Observers called it a total union victory and a winning first round against Piggly Wiggly’s treatment of its unionized workers. The Sheboygan complaint by UFCW against Piggly Wiggly was backed in May by a 60-page decision by a National Labor Relations Board administrative law judge, and by Clevert’s order to Piggly Wiggly to make the workers whole and refrain from further such action. District Judge Charles Clevert’s ruling against Piggly Wiggly in May, and other impending complaints against Piggly Wiggly around Wisconsin. Local media in Wisconsin largely ignored the dispute, U.S. Piggly Wiggly’s anti-union stand is the real meaning of its truncated statement June 12 of the Sheboygan closing, observers say. National and Quebec labor boards had ordered Walmart to bargain with its workers in those two cases. In Jonquiere, Quebec, the retail monster closed its store rather than bargain with UFCW Canada, which had organized it.Īnd in Texas, when a small group of meatcutters organized, again with UFCW, Walmart closed all of its meatcutting operations nationwide. PigglyWiggly’s defiance echoes that of the world’s largest and anti-union retailer, Walmart, in both Quebec and Tyler, Texas. 1, throwing all 108 workers into the street, rather than submit to a federal court ruling that it broke the law by cutting 19 workers from full-time to part-time in violation of its United Food and Commercial Workers contract requiring negotiation of such moves. – In an anti-union hard line reminiscent of Walmart, Piggly Wiggly announced it would close its Sheboygan, Wis., store on Sept. They sell ice and have multiple newspaper racks out front as well as a propane cylinder exchange.SHEBOYGAN, Wis. Sales are advertised in the newspaper as well as on the outdoor marquee and in the windows. On your way in or out, pick out fresh, flowering plants and bushes located outside in front of the store. The dairy section includes traditional foods, but it also is nice to see Breyer’s Ice Cream! All your picnic needs are offered including charcoal, paper plates, condiments and more.Īn aisle is devoted to pets and includes toys for treasured animals! This includes corn, lima beans and mixed veggies, which can be repackaged in smaller amounts. The frozen food freezers have unusually large bags of fresh, frozen veggies for a song. They sell craft beers as well as very affordable non-alcoholic beer. The store offers the usual in groceries and has small magazine and wine sections. They actually offer several varieties of fresh greens and cabbages, which is unusual for a modestly-sized chain store. There is a tiny bit of fish in the meat section. Piggly Wiggly is a small, year-round supermarket with decent meat and produce sections.
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