cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/8284923

Key Takeaway:

"In defending itself against union busting allegations, Trader Joe’s fired a cannon ball that could sink the ship of modern American labor law.

The grocery store chain is arguing that the federal agency prosecuting it for unfair labor practices — including giving union workers worse retirement benefits and barring workers from wearing union pins at work — is unconstitutional."

  • @Death_Equity
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    271 year ago

    The funny thing is they are Aldi.

    The Aldi brothers had a disagreement about selling cigarettes in their stores in Germany, so they split the company into two; Aldi and Aldi Süd. When they started moving into America they couldn’t have those two names, so there is Aldi and Trader Joes. Obviously they market themselves differently and operate differently, same company wearing different hats.

    • @apfelwoiSchoppen
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      1 year ago

      TBF Aldi Nord is the owner/investor in Trader Joes. The company that we know as Aldi in the US is Aldi Süd, a different company.

      • @lyam23
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        21 year ago

        Where does Lidl fit into the picture?

        • @apfelwoiSchoppen
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          1 year ago

          It is a straight up copy of and competitor to Aldi.

    • @[email protected]
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      101 year ago

      True but the way you put it makes it sound like they are still connected. AFAIK they are completely separate at every level.