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Unions rally, corporations worry: How Kamala Harris’ campaign has divided the grocery industry
In the whirlwind first few weeks of Kamala Harris' presidential campaign, there's been no shortage of headline-grabbing moments — from coconut memes that have lit up social media to the popular consensus that "Kamala is brat" (and that's a good thing). Yet, beyond the internet fodder, the current vice president has managed to ignite a serious debate that could reshape a key segment of the American economy: the grocery industry.
Grocery unions, long-standing champions of fair wages and working conditions, are rallying behind her with a fervor not seen since the Obama years. But it's not all applause. The leaders of several large-scale retailers and some corporate grocers are pushing back against Harris’ blunt characterization of their pricing strategies as “greedflation,” claiming her remarks are either unfair or unfounded.
The result is a unique political divide between supermarket workers and their corporate bosses, all in the shadow of the ongoing national legal debate over whether two of the largest supermarket chains in the country, Kroger and Albertsons, should be able to merge their operations.
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On July 21, President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the 2024 United States presidential election and endorsed Harris as his replacement. The next day, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) — which represents 1.2 million essential workers in the grocery, meatpacking, food processing and retail industries — announced “its unanimous endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for president.”
In an accompanying statement, UFCW International President Marc Perrone said Harris has always shown up for the union’s members, whether during her time representing California in the U.S. Sentate or “as part of the most pro-union administration in modern American history.”
“For years, Vice President Harris has shown a real willingness to listen to our members and working people everywhere about the issues that matter most to them,” Perrone wrote. “As a U.S. Senator, she was a vocal supporter for........
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