Thread regarding Altice USA (Cablevision) layoffs

Be careful what you ask for...

Just down the street from Altice headquarters in LIC is Silvercup studios. This used to be the home of Silvercup Bakeries, once one of the largest bread producers in the US. It's long gone because of what happened in the 1970's.

On Christmas Day in 1974, members of the Teamsters demanded a 10% commission on bread delivered to non-union stores and supermarkets in 1975. However, given that the company already had an exclusive three-year contract with the New York City Board of Education prohibiting it from raising its contracted price (after the cost of bread had more than doubled following the sale of $750 million of American wheat, corn, and other grains to the Soviet Union), the worker’s demands could not be met.

Instead, the company countered with an offer of 2% to the union. Unwilling to accept this offer, the union went on strike, forcing the bakery to close permanently.

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Good thing you not selling bread . Union just saved jobs in May of 2020. How much more proof do you need ? It’s a great story but situations are different . Talk the police, nurses , firemen and teachers out of a union . I’ll bet you’ll say it not the same . So why would this story be ?

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Post ID: @3zkg+1fbNNE3z

Yup you really nailed our situation.

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Post ID: @2sjj+1fbNNE3z

I believe the poster is suggesting that the key to survival is to get rid of any unions.

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Post ID: @2dvd+1fbNNE3z

It’s going down anyway. Why not make their job a little more difficult.

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Post ID: @sch+1fbNNE3z

yup. You guy's are Done

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