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Whole Foods workers seek to unionize

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Post by smileysteve »

fma wrote: post #180
spython wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So you replied that you'll donate the money yourself to the charity of your choosing?

Before Trump's tax law which upped the standard deduction to the point very few have the ability to deduct... a benefit of donating yourself is your can deduct it from your taxes.

But, you'd have to recognize it as earned income; and you'd have to pay self employment taxes on it; making the donation cost you money.

-- OR --

You file it as income to your sole proprietorship or llc; you "sponsor" something charitable as an expense.

Either way, the deduction and the income are at best 0 sum.

Though, if it's less than $600; they may not file a 1099 and you may "forget" to report it.

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Post by icantdrive55 »

s3r3nity wrote: post #15

My concern with this is that this will only accelerate the probability that Amazon Go merges with Whole Foods to have a cashier-free experience. >Shoppers, however, have saved millions as a result of the shake-up. This is why you're going to have a tough time getting sympathy from the public, and why I think (for better or worse) Amazon will win the PR battle. The average person now has access to healthier grocery /…

I have not noticed a change in prices.

They have around 20 sale items, and they might be a bit less then before the transfer?

Everything else is a bit higher. It's like they added .50 to everything?

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Post by 2bitmachine »

pxlpshr wrote: post #184

A lot of finger pointing at Amazon but most of the employment demands from the 'union' have been characteristics of Whole Foods since looonnngg before the aquisition. For example, unpaid paternity/maternity leave, no recognition of any holiday including federal - just 3 weeks of PTO used at your discretion, below market compensation, crappy benefits, calcified management, and the list goes on. Most people work there…

And? If Amazon bought a company with poor working conditions, ripe for unionization, it’s their problem. They’re the bosses now.

Maybe the workers hoped things would get better absent labor organization, but now that they’re being managed by a company rife with labor abuses, their circumstances have become more clear to them.

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Post by conanbatt »

hannasanarion wrote: post #173
conanbatt wrote: post #169

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How do they get substantial benefits for their workers?

By creating a level playing field for negotiation in an environment where the one who owns the capital could otherwise dictate terms.

What is the negotiation threat from a union?

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Post by asntbqjkwbucaa »

smileysteve wrote: post #205
asntbqjkwbucaa wrote: post #203

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you mind explaining more? I was under the impression that a corporation can take a tax deduction for charitable donations. There's a line item for it on Form 1120 ( https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1120.pdf )

In order to take the tax deduction of an expense to a charity they have to first recognize the income the customer just gave them. Since the income and the deduction directly offset each other, this is a zero sum maneuver.

Ah, okay. Thanks!

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Post by no_wizard »

throw2016 wrote: post #23

There are trade bodies, industry bodies, industry associations, chambers of commerce, special interest groups, lobbying groups and it goes on. Every business and corporate is a member of multiple bodies to further their interests and nobody questions these groupings. Yet employee and worker bodies causes discussion and debate as if somehow only this aspect of economic life should not seek to promote and protect their…

I never thought Of it this way. Not once did it occur to me that these are nearly exactly alike in this way.

Just wanted to point that out because it is so rare to read something that nearly instantly makes you think differently

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Post by ProfBernardo »

megablast wrote: post #199
ProfBernardo wrote: post #189

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Of course. Why waste the time to work somewhere you're not happy working, though?

To make things better for everyone? Not everyone is selfish.

So, working somewhere you hate in the name of bettering others is the right thing to do? Does that really help anyone?

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Post by chrissnell »

pxlpshr wrote: post #184

A lot of finger pointing at Amazon but most of the employment demands from the 'union' have been characteristics of Whole Foods since looonnngg before the aquisition. For example, unpaid paternity/maternity leave, no recognition of any holiday including federal - just 3 weeks of PTO used at your discretion, below market compensation, crappy benefits, calcified management, and the list goes on. Most people work there…

We're in the middle of the best economy in years. Why would a worker put up with that? Go someplace else. Whole Foods doesn't put stores in small towns. Anyone who works there has plenty of other options.
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