As I understand it, Raley's has been in contract negotiations since October. They have chose to extend their contract 6 times. The news reports that the company has been trying end healthcare and lower existing wages.
Most Raley's/BelAir customers I talk to shop there because they know that the service they get from the employees there will be superior to other stores. Those consumers don't mind paying extra for their groceries for that service. If overhead goes down I don't believe Raley's will lower their prices for their products. We as consumers would have to realize that they already don't care about the financial problems like simple inflation to their staff, "why would they care about their customers?" Worker's would have to suppliment their income and benefits for their families elsewhere and would be at the very least tired and not at peak performance levels. Where would the increase in profit go? Would it be like so many other corporations that cut benefits and wages and just line the pockets of upper management?
Furthermore, if the service level drops, customers will adapt to this but at different stores.....those customers that want service will shop places that they get that. Those that will see Raley's as just another greedy corporation out of touch with their staff and consumers will shop somewhere else. Those people that turn to price shopping will be shopping at Wal Mart. Rarely, when you lose customrer base for service problems or price problems will they return. If they do it will be substansial time before they do.
I see Raley's as just attacking the middle class who work their and shop their and it will continue until "we the people" speak out and have our voices heard by the management that puts on their Armani the same way we put on our Levi's
Average Salarys of some positions at Raley's:
Deli Clerk $11.49
Grocery Clerk $14.18
Courtesy Clerk $ 9.35
Drug Clerk $10.79
Cert Pharm Tech $14.80
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