Robert Reich's post on his fb page about the Market Basket strike

The current strike by workers, managers, and customers of “Market Basket” – the grocery chain in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine that fired its CEO because he treated his employees and customers too well -- illustrates why strikes and boycotts are so hard to pull off. They impose big costs on strikers and boycotters, who together will benefit if the new management relents, but each of whom has a greater personal incentive to give in rather than to keep striking. In this case, striking employees are sacrificing paychecks and risk losing their jobs. And customers who are boycotting are also sacrificing, because food from other stores is more expensive (while a gallon of milk at “Market Basket” goes for $2.79, at Shaw’s it’s almost $5). But giving in means getting stuck with a new CEO and board that are likely to cut pay and raise prices. The new CEO and board think they can outlast the strikers and boycotters.

This is why solidarity – a term we haven’t heard much in recent years --- is so important. It means hanging in there together, or you’ll hang separately. It entails short-term sacrifice for the sake of long-term gain. We need more solidarity across America, because too many workers and customers are getting shafted by greed.