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based in Lakeland, Florida, for the past six years. Since UFCW officials concede that they do not have enough support to be elected to represent the employees, could the union's hidden strategy be to damage Publix vis-avis unionized competitors? That is the question raised by an editorial in The Tampa Tribune, December 14, 1997. Publix's non-union workforce "is absolutely frightening to organized labor," the editorial states. As part of an $85 million settlement claim of gender discrimination in 1996, Publix agreed to stop attributing the lawsuit brought by female employees to union instigators. Since that case was settled, at least two new class action discrimination lawsuits have been filedone by women who work in Publix warehouses and foodprocessing plants, and another by African American employees. The union denies that it is behind these lawsuits, but does admit to informing current and former Publix workers how to be part of them. The Tribune editorial quotes a UFCW official as saying of Publix, "They're making a lot of money. There's no reason they couldn't negotiate a contract." Another union official reportedly said, "If we can't organize them, the best thing to do is to e

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Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); Wiley (ISSN 0745-4880)

Published

1998

Language

EN

Field

Social Sciences