I’ve noticed this story, but like the unreasonably cheap $1.00 chicken sandwich, I haven’t given it much thought. It appears that 100 unionized Perdue Farms chicken catchers will lose their jobs in March when their positions are eliminated.
Perdue Vice President of Corporate Communications Luis Luna released a statement saying that the company has hired North Carolina based subcontractor, Unicon to employ chicken catchers at its Georgetown and Accomack County facilities.
The statement noted that:
Affected associates can apply for positions with the contractor, and we hope a good number will be hired by the contractor.
How generous. As John Kowalko pointed out in another thread, the general inability for organized labor to make a peep of protest is very disquieting.
This race to the bottom for working men and women is offensive and cruel and a sign of a morally bankrupt culture of greed. Where is the press conference decrying Perdue’s profiteering by our political or union leaders? Where is the outrage and what does it take to provoke any kind of public outcry.