In this holiday season, when all hope to share
”
good will to all,
”
it’s not surprising a stray grinch or two cries out
”
ill will
”
– not from rational thought but from emulation of his union
masters – the worst for all seasons.
Dear Editor,
In this holiday season, when all hope to share “good will to all,” it’s not surprising a stray grinch or two cries out “ill will” – not from rational thought but from emulation of his union masters – the worst for all seasons.
That’s Hollister’s Frank Antezzo (Letters – Dec. 7), a 21-year member, UFCW Local 839 (whatever that signifies). His message: there’s wickedness afoot and its name is Wal-Mart. Rather than provide specific examples to “expose” evil Wal-Mart, however, he simply re-runs the same well-worn union-created cliches in his sad attempt to demonize the business. These include:
1) Wal-Mart is “a non-union retailer with unfair labor practices.” Right! They don’t let unions in their doors and, to unions nationwide, that’s an unfair labor practice.
2) Wal-Mart has “extremely bad customer service.” That’s why their parking lot is filled daily – all those shoppers looking for “bad customer service.”
3) Wal-Mart customers do “NOT (support) … current local city businesses, which may incur a direct financial impact.” Gee, Frank, that’s called competition and, guess what, It even happens when Wal-Mart’s not around.
4) (Local business) owners possibly being forced to lay off, reduce employee hours and/or close their doors just like PW market recently did.” All those possibilities now exist solely/only because of Wal-Mart, Frank?
5) Wal-Mart shoppers are “supporting a part-time, low wage job for Wal-Mart employees, who receive few benefits. Many employees are on food stamps and welfare.” Do I understand you, Frank? You claim all Wal-Mart jobs are “part-time, low wage, few benefits?” Where’d you come up with this information? Did you check every Santa Clara County business to assure yourself it’s only Wal-Mart employees in need of “food stamps and welfare?”
6) Wal-Mart does not “take care of their own employees.” What do you see as “taking care,” Frank – without referring to standard union-created expectations from which – surprise surprise – the union demands its share?
You close your union-based whine, Frank, accusing one and all that, when considering Wal-Mart, “shopping there is telling us all that you support this lifestyle and wage in your community …” That’s the message, Frank! Isn’t free enterprise great?
As the Christmas season unfolds, let me share this simple thought with you on behalf of all your fellow citizens, union or not: if you’re going to parrot the same irrelevant nonsense unions have screeched for years trying to turn Wal-Mart into a union shop – don’t! The rhetoric is as stale s those unions and their drones mouthing it.
James Brescoll, Gilroy
