• PiousAgnostic@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    Costco has always invested heavily in thier workers. I love the place. Even the people selling the hotdogs are making a livable wage, and you can tell by how everyone in that store is helpful and nice.

    Sam’s club is the evil twin owned by Walmart. I go waaay out of my way to pass a Sam’s club and shop at Costco.

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      2 hours ago

      Costco has always invested heavily in thier workers.

      Because of the unions, not because of the good will of the corporation…

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      Sure, but there was a reason that strike was threatened and unions said that Costco had been intentionally slow walking at every turn. Even waiting until the last second here was likely calculated and considered down to the dollar versus lost sentiment in public perception and PR spend to attempt to recover image. Very cynical, but happy if it ultimately worked out. If…