Guest guest Posted November 25, 2002 Report Share Posted November 25, 2002 Hi, I went to hand out viva's duck flyers at the whole foods in Cupertino yesterday (where I shop 2x a week) and a big manager named " chris " came out and " dealt " with me. Although I was polite and cordial, he was very rude, admitting that he hadn't read the flyer I was handing out and stated that I was " effecting his business. " I was to leave or face being banned from the property and arrested. What pissed me off further is he recognized me as a customer but still refused to engage in any sort civilized dialoged. I now have a very negative view of whole foods and will not only not shop there but am going to hand out flyers at the one in Palo Alto too. Maybe that will effect their business. Just thought I would pass that along. sean p.s. join Adbusters/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2002 Report Share Posted November 29, 2002 I have a personal boycott against them for other reasons: Whole Foods millioinaire CEO John Mackey uses a velvet glove of new-age we're-all-one-big-family lovespeak to cloak thuggish blockading of union-orgnanizing efforts of WF employees. Check out just one of many google entries on Whole Foods and union busting: http://madison.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=6495 & group=webcast Even though you weren't promoting union organizing, apparently just exercising your right to free speech was too threatening to them. Janice Rothstein > Mon, 25 Nov 2002 21:37:49 -0000 > " bigvegman " <s.gillis > Whole Foods wee-nees > > Hi, > > I went to hand out viva's duck flyers at the whole foods in Cupertino > yesterday (where I shop 2x a week) and a big manager named " chris " > came out and " dealt " with me. Although I was polite and cordial, he > was very rude, admitting that he hadn't read the flyer I was handing out > and stated that I was " effecting his business. " I was to leave or face > being banned from the property and arrested. What pissed me off > further is he recognized me as a customer but still refused to engage in > any sort civilized dialoged. > > I now have a very negative view of whole foods and will not only not > shop there but am going to hand out flyers at the one in Palo Alto too. > Maybe that will effect their business. > > Just thought I would pass that along. > > sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2002 Report Share Posted November 30, 2002 TAKE ACTION AGAINST WHOLE FOODS' UNION BUSTING Monday December 2nd CALL WHOLE FOODS TO DEMAND UNION ORGANIZERS' JOBS BACK (773) 755-1500 PHONE (773) 755-2452 FAX Please contact the Whole Foods Midwest Regional Office (a sample text is below) and DEMAND that Debbie Rasmussen and Julie Thayer be GIVEN THEIR JOBS BACK and that Whole Foods SIGN A FAIR CONTRACT WITH ITS WORKERS. One in ten workers who try to organize a union are illegally fired. Two of these workers are Debbie Rasmussen and Julie Thayer. These two outspoken women helped to organize a union at Madison, Wisconsin's Whole Foods Market. This is the first store in the history of the Whole Foods chain to be unionized. On Tuesday November 19, Debbie and Julie broke a minor rule that usually warrants a small verbal warning, if any punishment in our store. But Debbie and Julie are strong supporters of their union and they were fired because of this. Debbie and Julie's firing was a concerted strategy by Whole Foods management to get rid of union supporters in order to keep from having to bargain a fair contract with our union, UFCW Local 1444. Whole Foods workers have declared Monday December 2nd a National Day of Action Against Whole Foods' Union-Busting. PLEASE CALL OR FAX WHENEVER YOU CAN! People like Debbie and Julie are the future of the labor movement. They can't get their jobs back, and their co-workers can't get their first contract without your support. CALL WHOLE FOODS AND DEMAND DEBBIE AND JULIE'S JOBS BACK!!!! SAMPLE TEXT Dear Whole Foods Midwest Regional Management, On November 20, Julie Thayer and Debbie Rasmussen were fired from the Madison, WI Whole Foods. I am writing you to demand that Julie Thayer and Debbie Rasmussen be given their jobs back immediately. Their firing was unjust and excessive, and they were targeted because of the fact that they support their union. In addition, I demand that Whole Foods sign a contract with the union that represents workers at Whole Foods Madison, UFCW Local 1444. I will tell my friends, family, neighbors and community about the violation of human rights that Whole Foods Market is perpetrating on the employees of its Madison store if this behavior is not stopped immediately. I urge you take immediate action to reinstate Debbie Rasmussen and Julie Thayer and to also do whatever is necessary to bargain a fair contract with the UFCW in a timely manner. Sincerely, (your name) ---- ---------- SFBAVeg, Janice Rothstein <gata@i...> wrote: > I have a personal boycott against them for other reasons: Whole Foods > millioinaire CEO John Mackey uses a velvet glove of new-age > we're-all-one-big-family lovespeak to cloak thuggish blockading of > union-orgnanizing efforts of WF employees. Check out just one of many google > entries on Whole Foods and union busting: > http://madison.indymedia.org/front.php3? article_id=6495 & group=webcast > > Even though you weren't promoting union organizing, apparently just > exercising your right to free speech was too threatening to them. > > Janice Rothstein > > > Mon, 25 Nov 2002 21:37:49 -0000 > > " bigvegman " <s.gillis@h...> > > Whole Foods wee-nees > > > > Hi, > > > > I went to hand out viva's duck flyers at the whole foods in Cupertino > > yesterday (where I shop 2x a week) and a big manager named " chris " > > came out and " dealt " with me. Although I was polite and cordial, he > > was very rude, admitting that he hadn't read the flyer I was handing out > > and stated that I was " effecting his business. " I was to leave or face > > being banned from the property and arrested. What pissed me off > > further is he recognized me as a customer but still refused to engage in > > any sort civilized dialoged. > > > > I now have a very negative view of whole foods and will not only not > > shop there but am going to hand out flyers at the one in Palo Alto too. > > Maybe that will effect their business. > > > > Just thought I would pass that along. > > > > sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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