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Trader Joe's is one of those other companies that is party to this. Trader Joe's doesn't believe in the rights of its workers either. I have stopped shopping at Trader Joe's and I encourage others to do the same.
My partner and I stopped shopping there for this reason too. The problem is, all companies are this evil. It's just a question of when they'll let it show
I'm anti-capitalist, but this makes it sound like all companies are equally evil, and differ only in their masks.
They're all exploitative to some degree, but the local acorporation running the affordable grocery store, or the incorporated truck driver - these companies can rise and fall, peopled by folks not looking to expand at all. They're just using the company template to support their lifeway.
This isn't to justify corporate profits, but to point out there are degrees, and your choices matter.
I would prefer to say "all publicly traded corporations are effectively amoral, and capable of any imaginable evil, if it is in their interests. It's just a question of when their interests will align with an evil action."
Private ownership of capital is antisocial and antidemocratic. Owner-operated private businesses, the classic "Mom and Pop" store, are still antidemocratic, but much more distinctive in character, and may be more pro-social. Worker-owned cooperatives are significantly better altogether.
They all would but only some did. Punish those ones
False equivalency fallacy on display. Not “all” are, unless you’re trying to cut TJs some slack. Just shop at a local grocery.
Also - “evil”? Poorly run, dishonest perhaps, greedy almost certainly. You want “evil”? Invade another country and kill people. Tell a teenage rape victim they can’t abort it and must carry to term. Make sure women can’t divorce an abusive husband if they’re pregnant. Real Evil is all over.
There’s plenty of real evil out there that needs shame - don’t use that word lightly.
I was going to reply similarly. I shop at a (regional) local grocery chain, and it's a bit out of my way, but the prices are about 2/3 of other grocery stores. If I get store brands it's about 1/2 the cost, but they don't always have store brands for everything. They have a wider selection of produce though, because they cater to a broader demographic. I'm very lucky though, not everyone has the option to shop locally owned business.
Before saying "everything is the same" maybe try looking first.
Source?
https://www.reuters.com/technology/amazon-joins-companies-arguing-us-labor-board-is-unconstitutional-2024-02-16/
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/trader-joes-follows-spacex-in-arguing-nlrb-is-unconstitutional
https://fortune.com/2024/01/27/elon-musk-spacex-right-nlrb-unconstitutional-says-trader-joes/
Thanks, I’ll check them out