By George Anderson
The Associated Press reported yesterday that Meijer and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union have reached a tentative agreement on a labor contract for 36,000 Michigan employees of the retailer.
The agreement, if ratified, will provide Meijer associates with pay raises of 13.5 percent over the next four and a half years. The union says the deal will make Meijer employees the highest paid in the retail business throughout the Midwest.
Meijer spokesperson, John Zimmerman said, "We worked very hard to make sure our team members got the best contract out there."
Moderator's Comment: How can Meijer be successful paying the highest wages to unionized employees when its competitors are seeking concessions from the very same union?
Has Meijer learned that the cost of treating and paying employees well is not as high to its business as treating and paying them poorly? [George Anderson - Moderator]