[Hat tip Aaron Halegua.] It took place on the corner of W Republican and 1st W - you couldn’t ask for more symbolism. United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) members in the Puget Sound, representing 20,000 workers, demonstrated what has happened over the last five years while grocery store profits increased 216% and the cost of living increased 13.6%: they have gotten wage increases of 6% - less than half of the cost of living increase - with an average wage of $13/hour (40% make under $10/hour). Like most workers around the country, they do not share the success of the corporations where they work and create value. Like CEOs around the country, the grocery store chief executives take a huge share in the success of the corporations - making an average of $9 million each (the ‘low’ was $7 million). What’s the difference? See the UFCW workers in the video below.
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