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Re:Wal-Mart will pay employees to deliver packages on their ... by angry_octet on Saturday June 03, 2017 @01:13AM (#14475103)
No, it isn't patronizing, it is the reality of 'negotiations' between mega corps and a disunited workers.

In fact, I find it pathetic that you call concern for the bargaining strength of low paid workers patronizing. That is a standard right-wing play, an every man for himself narritive, where rich coastal liberals look down on hard working Americans.

If Wal-Mart was being fair, or employees had a better negotiation strategy, or there were fair labour laws, there would be no question as to whether Wal-Mart would be the insurer, and employees would know exactly how many dollars they would earn, without having to gamble with life-altering risks.

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Re:Wal-Mart will pay employees to deliver packages on their ... by prostoalex on Saturday June 03, 2017 @01:45AM (#14475179)
It seems that lately chains large and small (Whole Foods, Stater Bros) are going the Instacart route, with both of these retailers advertising their Instacart URL at the store entrances.

I think even if the workers had a stronger negotiating position, it might not yield much, as anything they'd offer collectively would have to be a better deal for WMT than Instacart.

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