And, inversely, they are protesting and losing jobs over MANAGEMENT.
Frankly, I can't see anything but a full retreat for the owners. The primary customer for Market Basket is close to the same demographic as the fired workers. They can only lose customers.
Meanwhile, Wegmans is just finishing their new store in Burlington, and clapping their hands over the problems at MB.
The story is 3-generations tragic.
Generation 1: a family builds a good business. The owner passes away and leaves it to his two sons.
Generation 2: One son of the owner screws the family of his deceased brother. When the losing family sues, we get hookers and corruption and disbarred lawyers, and the screwed over part of the family is victorious. (It's a SICK cool story.)
Generation 3: As you said: the grandson on the "bad side" is a great CEO and makes MB one of the more profitable and fastest growing private businesses in MA. But, he works FOR the other half of the family, who would rather see money in their pockets than low prices and good wages/benefits.
Grandsons fire Grandson, and war has commenced. The workers are protesting and being fired to protect the boss they love, and the majority owners are probably starting to feel cornered.
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Frankly, I can't see anything but a full retreat for the owners. The primary customer for Market Basket is close to the same demographic as the fired workers. They can only lose customers.
Meanwhile, Wegmans is just finishing their new store in Burlington, and clapping their hands over the problems at MB.
The story is 3-generations tragic.
Generation 1: a family builds a good business. The owner passes away and leaves it to his two sons.
Generation 2: One son of the owner screws the family of his deceased brother. When the losing family sues, we get hookers and corruption and disbarred lawyers, and the screwed over part of the family is victorious. (It's a SICK cool story.)
Generation 3: As you said: the grandson on the "bad side" is a great CEO and makes MB one of the more profitable and fastest growing private businesses in MA. But, he works FOR the other half of the family, who would rather see money in their pockets than low prices and good wages/benefits.
Grandsons fire Grandson, and war has commenced. The workers are protesting and being fired to protect the boss they love, and the majority owners are probably starting to feel cornered.