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<P><STRONG>Massachusetts Jobs with Justice has received the nominations below
for Massachusetts Grinch of the Year, and one of them is our very own Don
D'Amour, CEO of Big Y Foods. </STRONG></P>
<P>Why should you vote for Don?<SPAN class=161581323-27112007><FONT
face="Courier New"> </FONT></SPAN>Not just because Western Mass is the
perenniel underdog in contests with the rest of the state. </P>
<P>Founded in 1936 by daddy Paul, Big Y has been on the Pioneer Valley AFL-CIO
boycott list for decades because of its strong-armed commitment to operating
non-union. Around the time Don came into management there, Big Y more than
doubled in size in 1968 by acquiring the unionized Jumbo Supermarket chain of 7
stores. Resolved not to stay union, the D'Amours forced a nasty strike in 1974,
breaking the union, and has been non-union ever since. </P>
<P>When United Food and Commercial Workers organizers leafletted Big Y workers
and customers in organizing efforts, Big Y banned them from the property. The
union successfully argued that they could be there because Big Y allowed other
solicitors, such as Salvation Army. So the D'Amours instituted a
non-solicitation policy that bans everybody.</P>
<P>When in 1996 and 2003 it bought up pieces of unionized chains (five Edwards
stores and four Waldbaum's/A&Ps), Big Y fired everyone (legally).</P>
<P>When recently a broad cross-section of community, political, educational,
religious, student, and labor organizations and leaders (including Springfield
City Council<SPAN class=161581323-27112007><FONT
face="Courier New"> </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=161581323-27112007><FONT
face=Verdana>[</FONT></SPAN>including Mayor-elect Domenic Sarno<SPAN
class=161581323-27112007><FONT face=Verdana>]</FONT></SPAN>, Springfield Mayor
Charles Ryan, State Rep. Ben Swan, Mass. Senior Action Council, Mass. Nurses
Ass’n, Pioneer Valley Project, Sisters of St<SPAN class=161581323-27112007><FONT
face=Verdana>. </FONT></SPAN>Joseph, Catholic Campaign for Human Development,
Neighbor to Neighbor, Alliance to Develop Power, Arise for Social Justice,
American Friends Service Committee, Unitarian Society of Northampton &
Florence, UMass Amherst Labor Relations & Research Center, Pioneer Valley
and Hampshire/Franklin Central Labor Councils, Western Mass. Coalition for
Immigrants & Workers Rights, and American Federation of State, County, &
Municipal Employees) appealed to Big Y to stop selling Smithfield brand pork
produced under extremely violent conditions in Tar Heel, North Carolina, Don
D'Amour wouldn't even acknowledge the request (publicly - but privately he said
he would never meet with us).</P>
<P>Enough said? Please vote for Don D'Amour as Massachusetts Grinch of the
Year!</P>
<P>Thanks!</P>
<P>Jon Weissman<SPAN class=161581323-27112007>, </SPAN>WMJwJ
Coordinator</P></DIV>
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<P align=center><STRONG><FONT color=blue><FONT
face=Times><FONT size=5><FONT color=navy>Help us pick the
2007 Grinch of Massachusetts!</FONT><SPAN
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href="http://www.unionvoice.org/massjwj/ma_grinch_07.html"><FONT
size=5>Click here to cast your vote for one of the
following</FONT></A><FONT
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style="WIDTH: 47px; HEIGHT: 58px" height=97
src="http://img.getactivehub.com/08/custom_images/massjwj/don_damour.gif"
width=73 border=0 NOSEND="1">Donald D’Amour: Vote for
me!</A></STRONG><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>I am the CEO of Big Y Foods in Western Mass that
takes pride in busting unions and selling products from
human rights violator, Smithfield Foods.<SPAN
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href="http://www.unionvoice.org/massjwj/ma_grinch_07.html"><STRONG><IMG
style="WIDTH: 49px; HEIGHT: 55px" height=99
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width=64 border=0 NOSEND="1">Paul Levy: Vote Yes for
Me!</STRONG></A></ST1:PERSONNAME> I am the CEO of
<ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:PLACENAME
w:st="on">Beth</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACENAME
w:st="on">Israel</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACENAME
w:st="on">Deaconess</ST1:PLACENAME> <ST1:PLACETYPE
w:st="on">Hospital</ST1:PLACETYPE></ST1:PLACE>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In this
position I have attacked workers’ rights and fought
patient safety measures.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><STRONG><A
href="http://www.unionvoice.org/massjwj/ma_grinch_07.html"><IMG
style="WIDTH: 48px; HEIGHT: 52px" height=52
src="http://img.getactivehub.com/08/custom_images/massjwj/images.jpg"
width=39 border=0 NOSEND="1">Sandra Moose: Vote for
Me!</A></STRONG> I am the Verizon Board member and
<ST1:CITY w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE
w:st="on">Boston</ST1:PLACE></ST1:CITY> socialite who has
stood by as the company has violated labor rights and sold
out rural communities!</FONT></DIV>
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href="http://www.unionvoice.org/massjwj/ma_grinch_07.html"><IMG
style="WIDTH: 54px; HEIGHT: 58px" height=108
src="http://img.getactivehub.com/08/custom_images/massjwj/mitt.gif"
width=70 border=0 NOSEND="1">Willard “Mitt” Romney: Vote
for Me!</A></STRONG> Support my “family values”
platform of union busting, immigrant baiting, homophobia,
and corporate controlled health care! Maybe this will be
the last election that I win!<BR
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