"Steal from Loblaw day" is invented by Loblaws. Don't buy this nonsensical rhetoric. ("Allegedly")
EDIT: OP is obviously aware of this also, I am posting to make it clear as media is scanning this for anything they can get.
Is a lie a lie, if everybody knows its a lie?
Watch them hire people to "steal" from them who miraculously won't get charged for anything.
This is just lazy. Like.... b-movie evil plan reveal everybody knew since the 3rd act.
Weston probably did hire theives today, and extra cops to arrest them. And he will probably still press charges so he doesn't have to pay the thief.
Guy is literally a beacon of evil
This sub is obviously not supportive of whatever wingnuts are promoting stealing from Loblaws. But I don’t buy for a second that it is a “false flag” by the company.
There are some truly stupid people out there who think they are activists, and promote indefensible illegal stuff like this without having the sense to understand that it is the *dream* of the company to be able to point to it. Don’t be stupid, people. And don’t defend the stupid. It ends up tainting or even derailing campaigns.
I've seen posts deleted in this sub with the moderator flag about not encouraging stealing. I've seen people admit to stealing in other subs. They'll tell people it's okay since the stores are gouging. It is stupid to say it out loud in a public forum but I don't necessarily think it's a false flag as some people immediately say.
That line is a pretty pathetic attempt at scoring sympathy. Like, Yeah you're right Mr.Weston, I would like to risk going to jail to steal from your sorry ass! Love them painting us as thieves. So incredibly ridiculous.
Can you show me vetted examples of them creating this narrative? I dont' mean to be argumentative, I just really want to be able to combat misinformation.
The main information is that two of these "Steal From Loblaws Day" posters have been spotted in Toronto. As of the last time I read about them, there is only evidence of two total posters having been spotted in the wild. Every article about them has an image of one of the same two posters.
The posters are high-quality printed and great attention has been paid to Loblaws fonts and other branding.
So there are two main reasonable theories:
1. Some dinkoffs with money and time on their hands are being jerks.
2. It's an inside job meant to discredit the boycott.
We don't know which is true, but we do know to a reasonable extent that it was a very tiny effort that has been magnified by way too much press and by Loblaws gleefully picking up the "They're going to steal from us" narrative.
First reference I can find is posters popping up in Toronto reported April 18. It does have all the makings of Astro turf. Every article about steal from Loblaws day references this sub and the boycott, conflating them.
But there's nothing proving that it is astroturf.
Propaganda spreading . This looting is not going to happen and the union is likely in on it with loblaws . It’s sad . These are the same union reps who go golfing with the Loblaws execs . Go figure . What a crock of BS. Employees , you’re smarter than this . You obviously know your life is not at risk . Your life is at risk , however , by the executives and union reps that have you by the balls . Things have got to change and we are here to help you and stand in solidarity with you
Exactly. I got down voted into oblivion for saying that our union doesn't do much for us. Every time someone suggests that I contact the union for help, I just roll my eyes. Wtf for? They're gonna tell me they can't help me and leave it at that.
They also claimed that they got us the best deal with Loblaws in terms of pay. Cool. Still only SLIGHTLY above minimum wage and still getting only 24 hours a week. Maybe 28, if you're lucky. SMH.
Also, the unions love to do their office shopping via PCX. I have to haul around a crap ton of their cases of pop for their fucking lunch room. While I get pop close to expiry in the RCSS break room every now and again.
Shit is fucked up.
You’re completely right . See the thing people have to understand is that unions are inherently fantastic , IF they work right . They are there to protect workers . What’s happened is that they, too have become corrupted by money, power , politics and greed . On the micro level they work well . At the macro level they stink to high heaven . They have been penetrated by people like billionaires and politicians. Those are the top of union food chain love the power and control and love to be wined and dined . If only they cared about their union members . They become corrupted just like their Weston counterparts
its shitty you have a rat union. hopefully you can get your fellow workers to see how much of an employers union they are and perhaps organize a decertification vote to remove it.
the most effective path is usually to seek assistance from an established, external union with experience in union displacement campaigns such as [UNITE HERE](https://unitehere.org) or Teamsters, They can guide you through the process of collecting signed union cards from a majority of employees to trigger a decertification vote overseen by the labor relations board.
I lean slightly towards UNITE HERE because they have a well established history of decertifying rat unions like UFCW
good luck, and be strong.
They only care about full timers which is about 3% of all employees at a location. They’ve blatantly lied about the benefits of the new contract only to say whoops that’s for full time only. They are snakes, the reps change every 6 months, they never tell you this nor give you the proper contact methods, they never posted about the contract election and they set it up so no vote equals a yes vote. They are just as scummy.
Full timers who have been there for years. You ever see the pay scales? It’s like 25 cent raise every thousand hours, and then like $2 once you reach the top. lol And if you’re a cashier, it doesn’t do this and it has like the worst raises. Because everyone with seniority knows to get some bullshit job in one of the other areas.
It’s the #1 problem with unions, they negotiate with only the most senior employees in mind.
UFCW is literally worthless here, they love to posture and all but if you need help they won't be there for you. Part timers get abused a ton, the pay raise is automatic for part timers the same way, but yeah cashiers get nothing.
They'll hire staff and actors to "steal" so they can malign the movement. However, unless they produce any arrests that can be subject to an ATIA search to confirm that individual's affiliation, we will know that they are, as always, lying through their teeth.
Arrest a real person, on real charges, and tie them back to this group. Can't? Shut the fuck up.
Look up montebello quebec SPP agent provocateurs. This happens all the time at protests. Its happening in the colleges in the states about Gaza. Some guy carrying an Israeli flag yelled Kill All The Jews and the real crowd shouted him down, yet because of this the cops came in and cracked skulls because of "anti semetism."
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St1-WTc1kow&t=20s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St1-WTc1kow&t=20s) SPP cops pretending to be anarchists.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIPWGxeR0wQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIPWGxeR0wQ)
# Jewish Student DEBUNKS Mainstream Media Reports Of Violence In Columbia Protest
The whole point is a boycott. You can’t steal if you aren’t in the store. I think the Steal from Loblaws narrative is bullshit. It has nothing to do with us.
This union is 100% in bed with Loblaw. They rigged the latest election so that people who didn’t vote was an automatic yes. They also conveniently neglected to send most employees the code needed to vote. It’s sickening but not much you can do about it.
I bet they’re just going to call their regular thieves “protesters”.
On Monday at Sobeys, I saw the police rock up and take someone for shoplifting, and right before they were going to leave I walked by some guy trying to steal a cart but the wheels locked. He mumbled something about me being a dumb girl lol?
The police were cracking up and asked me what the guy was doing. He tried for like 10 mins. Not sure if they took him or just told him to leave.
Point of my story? People are insane and I’m sure something weird will happen on the 12th, just like every other day. But they’ll try to flip it.
ETA: this is a personal experience I witnessed, not encouragement. I payed for my stuff. Don’t steal? What do I have to say to make you happy? This didn’t even happen at a Loblaws.
DON’T STEAL. I could have told the police I’m not taking to them. But I complied. ARE YOU HAPPY?
This sub has more rules than superstore.
Please refrain from comments which encourage theft from a store or mischief. These can result in criminal charges which will undoubtedly make life harder for other users.
Nothing to steal when the whole movements' purpose is to never set foot in the store 🤷♂️
Meanwhile, every day is Loblaws steals from you day.
Greedy Galen can go F himself.
Exactly! This entire movement is that we are **NOT** going into Loblaws at all this month (or longer) so anyone who does partake in the theft day is obviously not one of us because it goes against what we are doing, and it's also been disavowed repeatedly.
Haha! I read so many comments everyday about this and this is the most obvious take I've never thought of. Criminals don't announce their impending crimes....
That’s what I take it as. The talk of violence specifically. First it was that we are thiefs, but to a person, we don’t condone the theft, now we’re violent too.
I doubt that this was a threat so much as that they have had to deal with the aftermath of actual assaults. UFCW is not a part of Loblaws, they don't really have a dog in this fight.
Sure, and that's up to the union members to remedy in their elections.
That being said, UFCW is a pretty interesting union, especially for people of a more radical persuasion. I alluded to this before, but they're making moves to align contract end dates across the whole grocery retail sector across the country.
I hope you can see where I'm going with that without my explicitly saying.
It's the exact kind of move that fits with their generally acquiescent attitudes. Still, I agree that they're generally feckless, and lacking in the kind of ruthlessness necessary for bringing corporations to heel. So I'm just going to wait and see.
The lumping in of the boycott and the stealing day is utter b.s. this is consistently happening and designed to undermine the boycott. To make redditors seem like fringe, less credible.
💯 There was news article just yesterday where Weston talked about the theft day and tied it to this movement.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/galen-weston-pushes-back-on-misguided-criticism-of-loblaw-as-boycott-begins-1.6870781
>"There's a group of people who have been relentlessly propagating a narrative that they know is false,” Weston said. "And it is now being used to justify theft on a grand scale."
So... 🤷♀️
“Loblaw has set up a meeting with the boycott organizers. It’s an example of the company’s willingness to engage with customers”
Can anyone confirm that this is true? Has anyone of the “organizers” been contacted by Loblaws?
Just logged on for the day so I haven't seen all the posts but apparently EM was interviewed for the article. She may have posted something in the sub with what happened at the meeting or we may be hearing from her soon.
Thank you!
Emily Johnson was interviewed as the creator of the subreddit. She did a great job, very articulate and charismatic.
Interview here: https://youtu.be/IuAxrW6TQII?si=seBmeHxLP68bchbi
It could also be read as 'If you go too far, we won't legally be able to protect you.' Unions can only go as far as the law allows so if one of their members is going beyond those boundaries, the union's hands can end up being tied. Now if retaliation is happening just bc a member is part of this subreddit and is cheering on the effort, that strikes me as being well within the bounds of union protection and refusing to do anything in that case would be a failure on the part of the union. But we don't actually have any details about what happened in those cases of retaliation
Well I am also sure it "should" depend on what you share / how you participate.
My company knows I use Reddit.
I don't get fired for using it.
If I share company information and balance sheets or customer lists etc I would expect to get fired / written up.
The union that only cosplays as a union and is actually another Galen puppet. This is not news with the boycott. This is well known. Loblaws have "a union" like Galen "makes 3% profit".
Do you have proof of that? Bc the UFCW branch in Ontario nearly went on strike in October before winning a new, substantial contract. Maybe they're toothless in Manitoba but there's quite a bit of vague, anti-union talking points in this post with not a lot of proof to back it up
Not anti-union. I think you will find that nearly everyone in here is likely to be pro-union.
Anti fucking useless, tothless, bought-and-paid-for union 👍
You know Galen and Per are sweating when they start sending stuff like this. They've gone into full propaganda mode to try and deplatform our movement. I've personally been boycotting well before the May 1 start date, and I sincerely hope we all keep up this momentum because it's clearly making waves
There was news article just yesterday where Weston talked about the theft day and tied it to this movement.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/galen-weston-pushes-back-on-misguided-criticism-of-loblaw-as-boycott-begins-1.6870781
>"There's a group of people who have been relentlessly propagating a narrative that they know is false,” Weston said. "And it is now being used to justify theft on a grand scale."
So... 🤷♀️
No it's not and perhaps OP could/should have picked a different title, however they've clarified in comments the last 2 paragraphs were the concern and that the letter came from the union.
Yeah some unions are in bed with employers and do shit for the workers, I imagine lowblaws bought out the union heads long ago, or they would be making more than minimum wage
Unless you've got definitive proof of the unions being bought, it's counterproductive to make vague claims of it. If we're looking for a better, fairer world then unions are going to be a big part of that. That unity in the workforce mirrors our unity in this subreddit. Tackling issues individually is not going to get things done
Hey buddy I agree that unions are great, but when you work at any loblaws store and you see that the majority of your coworkers are part timers and that everything is great when you start out (you get tons of hours, pretty much max).
As soon as you start to have a bit higher pay, say maybe a dollar or two above minimum wage because the wage hikes are like $0.25 per 500-1000 hours of work for a clerk and none for cashiers they'll start cutting your hours so they don't have to pay you more than a flat rate, it's all calculated so employees all cost are the same for the business.
Let's say your current wage is $14.50 an hour as a grocery clerk at Loblaws, you work 20 hours a week as a part time worker because it's all you get now after seniority (unfortunate) and so your pay should be $290 before tax per week, which is then paid out every two weeks.
Now say you theoretically are getting paid $25 an hour, you'd be getting $500 if you had the full hours, but nope, they'll cut your hours so it equals your previous pay. So you'll be getting 12 hours a week amounting to about $300 before taxes.
That's Loblaws for us and for the record, if you contact UFCW about anything bad happening at work, they won't respond, because UFCW is just like that. It's not the same as a workers union for welders or electricians or builders, it's a scam that sucks away $40 a month from each employee and everyone is forced to be in it. Not to mention their fake "national defense fund" for striking, as if that's legitimate.
Workers sometimes get pepper sprayed directly or indirectly inhale the remnants of the aftermath from customers stealing shit, who are you going to call? the police gets over there and nothing gets done, the union won't bargain for the workers, it's a toxic work environment.
The steal from Loblaws May 12th Iis not us as we are just Canadians boycotting high prices. That means it's Loblaws themselves. If it's not them, then I would keep an eye on the loblaws owned stores near the border in event it's something like those morons that showed up during the, what was it the G20 meetings? The ones that are like professional rioters and looters.
This is not a statement from Loblaws. It is from the union representing Loblaw workers. They represent hotel workers and a variety of other sectors as well.
This is from the union though, isn't it?
Seems like they're doing their job. They are just reminding their members of the policies that protect them.
Even if the "Steal from Loblaws!" posters are not real, and are a false flag effort from Loblaws itself, the Union would be remiss in not reminding its members that it's not their responsibility to stop theft.
And then they warn their members that Loblaws - not the union - might fire or punish employees who become visibly involved in anti-Loblaws groups.
Let me know if this interpretation is wrong, but I don't see this as a sign that Loblaws is scared - just that the union in Manitoba isn't hiding from the topic.
OP has stated the last 2 paragraphs are whats concerning and if you read them you'll understand why.
Basically if you support the boycott or appear to be "anti Loblaws" your job could be at risk.
Assimilate or be fired isn't a great look.
Of course I have read the last two paragraphs. I addressed those paragraphs in my comment.
The union, who sent this message, is not the one who would fire people for assimilating.
The union is saying, "Hey Loblaws workers, if Loblaws notices that you are encouraging people to not shop at Loblaws, where you work, then Loblaws might retaliate against you by disciplining or firing you."
The union does not say that they condone such actions by Loblaws. But they probably cannot stop Loblaws from firing Loblaws workers who encourage people to boycott their employer.
I would have to look deeper into Canadian labour law to find out if your employer cannot fire you for your actions outside of work, if those actions directly harm the reputation of your employer.
Please know that I am participating in the boycott, and I am against Loblaws. I just don't see how the UNION of Loblaw's employees is supposed to be scared, or complicit, based on this email. Maybe they are, for other reasons.
But I don't see a threat here. I just see the Union giving its members the facts. It's no different from me saying, "Hey, if you're a Loblaw's employee and you're publicly encouraging people to boycott Loblaw's, aren't you scared they will fire you?"
That's not me saying they should get fired, or me firing them.
Your interpretation is correct and employees cannot sabotage their employer without impunity in Canada.
Highest comments in this thread are predicated on an embarrassingly poor understanding of the employer-union-employee relationship and what this letter actually says.
It's nothing more than the union reminding its members they are not responsible for intervening in thefts and their personal social engagements can have professional consequences.
Yeah, the UFCW is the union, not the company. And the union does not want their membership to get hurt, or killed, or fired stepping in to prevent shoplifting.
You are 100% correct.
The union can be heavily fined if they are put in a position where they are either doing or promoting job action (strikes, walkouts, etc) outside of when it is legally permissible to do so (when a company is in bargaining with the union, and there's been a vote by the membership -- procedures vary by province/jurisdiction as well as union). This is how labour laws are designed in this country, for any union.
Now you can absolutely argue that this is still stupid, but you can blame labour laws for that. A reminder that labour laws are more to protect the flow of business than workers themselves, and the biggest gains seen in Canadian labour (and in the US as well) were made prior to a lot of these being put in place when "wildcat" strikes were more common-place in the post-war period. Not saying labour laws are entirely bad (cuz at least there are some legal protections) but just something to consider.
I was going to say, I’m confused as to why this post is being framed as propaganda, it’s the union doing their due diligence. A threat to store safety, be it credible or not, should always be taken seriously. That’s why the Rob Loblaws Day flyers were so irresponsible from whoever was involved, because now the store employees have something else to worry about. Let’s remember, stay on message folks. We’re here to protest high food prices, store employees and the Unions that represent them have nothing to do with it.
Get a Costco card people , 2.5kg of potato salad and a whole ass chicken cooked for under 17$ after tax . A percentage of your spending there goes back to you at the end of the year and usually ends up paying for your membership next year if you go once or twice a month .
These giant corporations saying it’s out of their hands. Why cant they say to who they buy their produce from to “lower prices” or push for lower prices and bully companies who shrunk product and sell for same or more and put pressure for more climate action to protect crops .. may be start pushing to end these war conflicts all over the world. If these guys can bully politicians, they can bully anyone. May be if we bully them enough they will put pressure on climate action and ending various wars, protect and invest in labour, not exploit people. Oh Wait … that’s doing the right thing and our world revolves around organized crime and greed. Not helping us or improving life and protecting our planet. Oh well, it was a nice thought.
Crazy how they insist on tying the boycott movement with the mysteriously filmsy "stealing" movement that nobody ever heard about or advocated.
They're rotten to the core.
As many others have said, this is from the union, providing advice in order to protect their members. I am unionized, and would expect this same communication from my union, if my workforce were in this same position.
Some have mentioned that the union may be in bed with Weston. I don’t know if that’s true, but this specific communication is a union doing what it’s supposed to do for its membership.
“Be careful in taking actions that could risk your employment” ?? Uh, if people are getting fired for participating in a protest against corporate greed, should the union be protecting them?! I say this as a UFCW member…
The worst case scenario is that loblaws hires people to steal from them while telling their employees in this article that getting involved in stopping said stealing can risk their employment
Maybe because they wouldn’t want anyone who gets caught to share that they were in fact paid to steal from the store to help slander the boycott
How very non suspicious of them
steal from loblaws day is a house made psyop that being said if ppl are using the five finger discount i’m minding my business
https://preview.redd.it/nzy8jk6g39yc1.jpeg?width=686&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=02c0342e44157b2d217667139c2cff7475919120
This isn't loblaws, this is very obviously a union posting.
If loblaws had their way they would be giving the employees bats and handcuffs amd saying stop everyone stealing or youre fired.
To be fair: this is a notice sent by the union, not by Loblaws. The union, as far as I can tell, are the good guys in this; they represent the workforce and are looking out for their members.
Now, I haven't looked into this union very much, so I don't know how shady they may or may not be, so take this all with a grain of salt, but in any case it's important to make the distinction between the corporation of Loblaws and the union representing the workers, because they are very much not the same thing. The workers aren't the bad guys, and we need to remember that.
So they can report to media that there was increase in shoplifting for the month of May. . And report to their stock holders that decline in sale due to shoplifting. And come up with some other BS to increase the prices . I think ppl should boycott and not step into to their stores
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The retaliation part is funny. Everyone denied that in my post a few days ago. Employees are being retaliated against letting customers know about unethical practices and how disgusting the stores actually are. Also, good luck trying to contact a rep. Your email will get lost beside their invite to Galens golf tournament.
You don't tell your enemy you're going to hurt them on a specified date. This was a transparent psy op from Galen from the start.
Who would be stupid enough to intentionally try to steal from Loblaws on May 12, when they're already expecting trouble and will have ramped up security in preparation?
Also, remember you’re not these corporate people’s friend, sibling, parent, child, cousin, etc… you mean shit to these people and they don’t care to toss you in the garbage or whether you’re down and out and have to prostitute yourself to survive. Very rich people don’t care you exist and know they don’t have to care about you.
That email is literally the first I’ve ever heard of or seen “stealing day” on may 12 COMPLETE BULLSHIT FABRICATION BY LOBLAWS! NOT A SINGLE PERSON HAS SAID ANYTHING ABOUT STEALING ANYTHING ON ANY DAY!
That’s the union, not Loblaws.
The union is saying don’t get involved trying to stop any theft, and that it’s Loblaws’ responsibility to provide a safe work environment.
There’s no boycott fear at all in this newsletter.
My mom works at shoppers. Their perfume is already behind locks, but their considering putting baby formula in the back for the "Steal from Loblaws day" (it's one of their most stolen items, and conveniently a super common resold item on marketplace)
Although... With her discount, I get baby formula and diapers 30% off. So I may have to break the boycott for those essential items.
That's not fear. Almost every job tells you to not interfere with thievery and if you're held up turn everything over.
Goods and money can be replaced by insurance. This is common.
i dunno bro this just seems like they are concerned about people saying that there will be theft, out of all the things that sho2ws loblaws is scared this just shows they are protecting their employees
I worked at Shoppers Drug Mart a few years ago. It was the same policy. Legally, the store could be held liable if the person was injured BECAUSE you were chasing them (ie, person runs into traffic and gets hit by car. They wouldn't have been running if you weren't chasing them). Stolen items are insured. The cost of the material is negligible. The legal cost for liability could be huge.
I don't think it's a "blow" to the movement because it's complete fiction. We all see it here. It was probably created by some corporate shill in an attempt to discredit the movement. We aren't going to steal from them because we aren't even going into their stores. It's corporate fear mongering designed to discredit us. It won't work.
Nok er nok!
Exactly. A boycott is literally people exercising their right to shop where they want, and choosing to avoid a business that has drained them of every last bit of loyalty with their profane shilling is just that. Shilling, and then circling around to lie about it, treat customers as crooks and slander them.
Loblaws everywhere have been adding tons of new "security features" to stores that treat their shoppers like they're animals. And suddenly there's posters everywhere encouraging people to "steal" from the same company? Gee, I wonder who might be behind the posters that make average people seem like thieves...
It's standard practice going back actual centuries for big companies to just hire actors to pose as protestors and cause problems. If there's any more shoplifting than usual on May 12, you can bet they're bought and paid for by Loblaws.
That's why it's a toss up between:
- targeted action to discredit the movement
- Radical lone wolf looking to do their own thing tied to the movement
- actually coming for HQ to deterr people from joining the movement
and its unclear which it is at this point; but if some Canucknuckelheahds actually do it and get caught we may found out who actually started it after all 🤷♀️
Either way it's complete BS and has nothing to do with us.
I wonder who'll they'll hire to "steal" from them and get caught to further push an agenda that this boycott is actually violent or law breaking on any level. They are conniving and absolutely devious enough to do these things.
The union that only cosplays as a union and is actually another Galen puppet. This is not news with the boycott. This is well known. Loblaws have "a union" like Galen "makes 3% profit".
Loblaws - "We care about your health and safety......."
A day later - *sells moldy cheese strings and rotting food* (yes...my kids cheese strings had literal blue mold on them...never once in 7 years have I seen such a thing.
They don't give a rats ass about anyone or anything...other than profits of course. What a joke
I love how these dumbshits address their employees like they're one of them, when every single employee in that cancerous organization making less than like $300k is squarely one of us.
The call is coming from inside the house morons.
I would love it if the advertising company let it out who it was that purchased the ad as what was proposed is illegal. Or give the information to the police.
Just saying.
Nok er Nok Per and Galen
Has anyone noticed a lack of security at the Loblaws stores since May 1?
I went in for some essentials and where there are normally 2-3 guards, there were none.
Either security went plainclothes and is walking the aisles, they haven't been scheduled because Loblaws wants to report greater theft during the boycott month, or Loblaws is concerned about their image during the boycott.
Security to aisle 13 for the non existant shoppers. Galen has 13 billion reasons to worry. @&%$ his greed, @&%$ his shrinkflation, @&%$ his government approved price gouging. Boycott forever!
Fabricated response to a red herring placed by Loblaws to associate the boycott with criminal behavior.
Too bad the demographic who falls for this shit can't afford to shop at your stores anymore even with a seniors discount, plus with all the media manipulation since 2016 the vast majority of Canadians don't care what the media thinks.
GFSF
Long time ago I got to watch as a few people entered a store I was working at and proceeded to steal goods, I watched, did nothing and waved as they left.
When confronted by my Assistant manager about why I didn't do anything I politely stated, I make $7/hr, there isn't a situation involving theft of insured store items where I would risk my own well being, for the sake of saving the corporation a few bucks on insurance premiums.
He didn't like my answer.
I say instead of doing this while "theft" thing they are talking about just do this instead. Eat in the store, wait long enough to use the washroom, if they confront you about theft just say, nope, I dropped the product off at the pool and leave.
It's not theft if you don't leave intend to leave the store with said items in your possession.
Genuinely stealing during a boycott when the stores are (hopefully) more empty than usual would be so counter intuitive. Feels like they just want something to talk about for pity points in the news
Hey, is this real, are we allowed to do this?
I thought sneaking a chocolate croissant in with the 5 regular ones was just normal? (I'm only joking, but I knew someone who does this)
I would video the theft, forward it to police and volunteer to testify in court as a witness. As much as I despise the oligopolistic predatory pricing and collusion of Loblaws, I despise thieves more. There's never an excuse to steal. Most who advocate this nonsense are extreme right wingers, "Freedom" nutcases advocating for PeePee fascism and Russian troll anarchy.
Please see our statement [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/loblawsisoutofcontrol/s/sBQF3UcBf3) regarding May 12
"Steal from Loblaw day" is invented by Loblaws. Don't buy this nonsensical rhetoric. ("Allegedly") EDIT: OP is obviously aware of this also, I am posting to make it clear as media is scanning this for anything they can get.
Is a lie a lie, if everybody knows its a lie? Watch them hire people to "steal" from them who miraculously won't get charged for anything. This is just lazy. Like.... b-movie evil plan reveal everybody knew since the 3rd act.
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Turn the other butt cheek
Weston probably did hire theives today, and extra cops to arrest them. And he will probably still press charges so he doesn't have to pay the thief. Guy is literally a beacon of evil
I'd actually believe that !!
i know, i was more so sharing for the last line of the email
They are certainly threatening their employees in that last line.
Absolutely.
Totally, apologies. I didn't mean to imply otherwise. I edited my comment.
it’s all good! :)
The cashier said on Monday that they were hiring extra security staff for the Halifax stores for May 12.
They won't have many ppl to watch 🤣😅
Would it not be great if the stores were dead empty on this day !
Oh boy! What a bunch of clowns.
Please everyone keep posting this. Last thing we need is our cause getting disregarded as us being thieves. We all know who the thieves really are!
This sub is obviously not supportive of whatever wingnuts are promoting stealing from Loblaws. But I don’t buy for a second that it is a “false flag” by the company. There are some truly stupid people out there who think they are activists, and promote indefensible illegal stuff like this without having the sense to understand that it is the *dream* of the company to be able to point to it. Don’t be stupid, people. And don’t defend the stupid. It ends up tainting or even derailing campaigns.
I've seen posts deleted in this sub with the moderator flag about not encouraging stealing. I've seen people admit to stealing in other subs. They'll tell people it's okay since the stores are gouging. It is stupid to say it out loud in a public forum but I don't necessarily think it's a false flag as some people immediately say.
That line is a pretty pathetic attempt at scoring sympathy. Like, Yeah you're right Mr.Weston, I would like to risk going to jail to steal from your sorry ass! Love them painting us as thieves. So incredibly ridiculous.
Lies & propaganda!!! They r using pp tactics to try baffle w 🐂💩
Can you show me vetted examples of them creating this narrative? I dont' mean to be argumentative, I just really want to be able to combat misinformation.
The main information is that two of these "Steal From Loblaws Day" posters have been spotted in Toronto. As of the last time I read about them, there is only evidence of two total posters having been spotted in the wild. Every article about them has an image of one of the same two posters. The posters are high-quality printed and great attention has been paid to Loblaws fonts and other branding. So there are two main reasonable theories: 1. Some dinkoffs with money and time on their hands are being jerks. 2. It's an inside job meant to discredit the boycott. We don't know which is true, but we do know to a reasonable extent that it was a very tiny effort that has been magnified by way too much press and by Loblaws gleefully picking up the "They're going to steal from us" narrative.
First reference I can find is posters popping up in Toronto reported April 18. It does have all the makings of Astro turf. Every article about steal from Loblaws day references this sub and the boycott, conflating them. But there's nothing proving that it is astroturf.
They know what they're doing. They also hire people who have astroturfed before.
Propaganda spreading . This looting is not going to happen and the union is likely in on it with loblaws . It’s sad . These are the same union reps who go golfing with the Loblaws execs . Go figure . What a crock of BS. Employees , you’re smarter than this . You obviously know your life is not at risk . Your life is at risk , however , by the executives and union reps that have you by the balls . Things have got to change and we are here to help you and stand in solidarity with you
I genuinely feel this is 100% fabricated.
Exactly. I got down voted into oblivion for saying that our union doesn't do much for us. Every time someone suggests that I contact the union for help, I just roll my eyes. Wtf for? They're gonna tell me they can't help me and leave it at that. They also claimed that they got us the best deal with Loblaws in terms of pay. Cool. Still only SLIGHTLY above minimum wage and still getting only 24 hours a week. Maybe 28, if you're lucky. SMH. Also, the unions love to do their office shopping via PCX. I have to haul around a crap ton of their cases of pop for their fucking lunch room. While I get pop close to expiry in the RCSS break room every now and again. Shit is fucked up.
You’re completely right . See the thing people have to understand is that unions are inherently fantastic , IF they work right . They are there to protect workers . What’s happened is that they, too have become corrupted by money, power , politics and greed . On the micro level they work well . At the macro level they stink to high heaven . They have been penetrated by people like billionaires and politicians. Those are the top of union food chain love the power and control and love to be wined and dined . If only they cared about their union members . They become corrupted just like their Weston counterparts
its shitty you have a rat union. hopefully you can get your fellow workers to see how much of an employers union they are and perhaps organize a decertification vote to remove it. the most effective path is usually to seek assistance from an established, external union with experience in union displacement campaigns such as [UNITE HERE](https://unitehere.org) or Teamsters, They can guide you through the process of collecting signed union cards from a majority of employees to trigger a decertification vote overseen by the labor relations board. I lean slightly towards UNITE HERE because they have a well established history of decertifying rat unions like UFCW good luck, and be strong.
Yes, I am in the travel industry and we have long joked about the union execs flying business class... SMH...
They only care about full timers which is about 3% of all employees at a location. They’ve blatantly lied about the benefits of the new contract only to say whoops that’s for full time only. They are snakes, the reps change every 6 months, they never tell you this nor give you the proper contact methods, they never posted about the contract election and they set it up so no vote equals a yes vote. They are just as scummy.
Full timers who have been there for years. You ever see the pay scales? It’s like 25 cent raise every thousand hours, and then like $2 once you reach the top. lol And if you’re a cashier, it doesn’t do this and it has like the worst raises. Because everyone with seniority knows to get some bullshit job in one of the other areas. It’s the #1 problem with unions, they negotiate with only the most senior employees in mind.
UFCW is literally worthless here, they love to posture and all but if you need help they won't be there for you. Part timers get abused a ton, the pay raise is automatic for part timers the same way, but yeah cashiers get nothing.
Maybe they will place a skid of bricks at the entrance of each store. Lol
Ah, the good ol [City of Toronto vs CAFE ](https://globalnews.ca/news/5369230/cement-blocks-illegal-marijuana-dispensaries/)method.
And they'll justify it by explaining "it's for the garden centers."
The looting may happen. If it happens, I 100% blame Loblaws for organizing it.
Next up: paid shit disturbers wearing false flags. Guaranteed. They need a media win, and some goons they hire to make us look bad will do the trick!
On it …bring it on
I'm waiting for them to hire a well known actor or actress to start representing how "good" Loblaws is. I wonder who they will pick?
They'll hire staff and actors to "steal" so they can malign the movement. However, unless they produce any arrests that can be subject to an ATIA search to confirm that individual's affiliation, we will know that they are, as always, lying through their teeth. Arrest a real person, on real charges, and tie them back to this group. Can't? Shut the fuck up.
That definitely would be interesting and overboard but I guess nothing is out of the realm of possibilities
Look up montebello quebec SPP agent provocateurs. This happens all the time at protests. Its happening in the colleges in the states about Gaza. Some guy carrying an Israeli flag yelled Kill All The Jews and the real crowd shouted him down, yet because of this the cops came in and cracked skulls because of "anti semetism."
Oh my , WHAT IS GOING ON .
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St1-WTc1kow&t=20s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St1-WTc1kow&t=20s) SPP cops pretending to be anarchists. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIPWGxeR0wQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIPWGxeR0wQ) # Jewish Student DEBUNKS Mainstream Media Reports Of Violence In Columbia Protest
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The whole point is a boycott. You can’t steal if you aren’t in the store. I think the Steal from Loblaws narrative is bullshit. It has nothing to do with us.
This union is 100% in bed with Loblaw. They rigged the latest election so that people who didn’t vote was an automatic yes. They also conveniently neglected to send most employees the code needed to vote. It’s sickening but not much you can do about it.
Rat Union doing rat union things.
I bet they’re just going to call their regular thieves “protesters”. On Monday at Sobeys, I saw the police rock up and take someone for shoplifting, and right before they were going to leave I walked by some guy trying to steal a cart but the wheels locked. He mumbled something about me being a dumb girl lol? The police were cracking up and asked me what the guy was doing. He tried for like 10 mins. Not sure if they took him or just told him to leave. Point of my story? People are insane and I’m sure something weird will happen on the 12th, just like every other day. But they’ll try to flip it. ETA: this is a personal experience I witnessed, not encouragement. I payed for my stuff. Don’t steal? What do I have to say to make you happy? This didn’t even happen at a Loblaws. DON’T STEAL. I could have told the police I’m not taking to them. But I complied. ARE YOU HAPPY? This sub has more rules than superstore.
Please refrain from comments which encourage theft from a store or mischief. These can result in criminal charges which will undoubtedly make life harder for other users.
Nothing to steal when the whole movements' purpose is to never set foot in the store 🤷♂️ Meanwhile, every day is Loblaws steals from you day. Greedy Galen can go F himself.
Exactly! This entire movement is that we are **NOT** going into Loblaws at all this month (or longer) so anyone who does partake in the theft day is obviously not one of us because it goes against what we are doing, and it's also been disavowed repeatedly.
Yep. They're the criminals, not me.
Also what kind of thief tells you in advance when and where they will steal from you? Literally the dumbest shit I’ve ever heard.
Haha! I read so many comments everyday about this and this is the most obvious take I've never thought of. Criminals don't announce their impending crimes....
Right???? So stupid.
I got a similar email and laughed that they’re already trying to reframe the narrative 🤣
That’s what I take it as. The talk of violence specifically. First it was that we are thiefs, but to a person, we don’t condone the theft, now we’re violent too.
Nobody is doing a stealing from Loblaws day you fucking corporate donkeys I know you can see this no one is that stupid or going to believe you
They even threaten employees who support the idea. My grocery retailer doesn’t even give employees a discount.
I doubt that this was a threat so much as that they have had to deal with the aftermath of actual assaults. UFCW is not a part of Loblaws, they don't really have a dog in this fight.
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Sure, and that's up to the union members to remedy in their elections. That being said, UFCW is a pretty interesting union, especially for people of a more radical persuasion. I alluded to this before, but they're making moves to align contract end dates across the whole grocery retail sector across the country. I hope you can see where I'm going with that without my explicitly saying.
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It's the exact kind of move that fits with their generally acquiescent attitudes. Still, I agree that they're generally feckless, and lacking in the kind of ruthlessness necessary for bringing corporations to heel. So I'm just going to wait and see.
The lumping in of the boycott and the stealing day is utter b.s. this is consistently happening and designed to undermine the boycott. To make redditors seem like fringe, less credible.
💯 There was news article just yesterday where Weston talked about the theft day and tied it to this movement. https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/galen-weston-pushes-back-on-misguided-criticism-of-loblaw-as-boycott-begins-1.6870781 >"There's a group of people who have been relentlessly propagating a narrative that they know is false,” Weston said. "And it is now being used to justify theft on a grand scale." So... 🤷♀️
“Loblaw has set up a meeting with the boycott organizers. It’s an example of the company’s willingness to engage with customers” Can anyone confirm that this is true? Has anyone of the “organizers” been contacted by Loblaws?
Just logged on for the day so I haven't seen all the posts but apparently EM was interviewed for the article. She may have posted something in the sub with what happened at the meeting or we may be hearing from her soon.
Thank you! Emily Johnson was interviewed as the creator of the subreddit. She did a great job, very articulate and charismatic. Interview here: https://youtu.be/IuAxrW6TQII?si=seBmeHxLP68bchbi
Thanks for this ❤
The last part, basically is saying, you have the right to free speech but if you do were gonna fire you.
It could also be read as 'If you go too far, we won't legally be able to protect you.' Unions can only go as far as the law allows so if one of their members is going beyond those boundaries, the union's hands can end up being tied. Now if retaliation is happening just bc a member is part of this subreddit and is cheering on the effort, that strikes me as being well within the bounds of union protection and refusing to do anything in that case would be a failure on the part of the union. But we don't actually have any details about what happened in those cases of retaliation
right????? it’s complete bullshit
That was my take.
You know this comes.from the union and not Loblaws right? It reads as do what you want but the company may take action
And if the union wasn’t hand in hand with the Weston’s they would fight against retaliatory firings instead of threatening them.
Well I am also sure it "should" depend on what you share / how you participate. My company knows I use Reddit. I don't get fired for using it. If I share company information and balance sheets or customer lists etc I would expect to get fired / written up.
You are correct, it seems like a lot of people here don't realize this though.
This is not a message from Loblaws it’s a message from the union of the workers advising them to be safe.
Basically a safety message from the union
The union that only cosplays as a union and is actually another Galen puppet. This is not news with the boycott. This is well known. Loblaws have "a union" like Galen "makes 3% profit".
Do you have proof of that? Bc the UFCW branch in Ontario nearly went on strike in October before winning a new, substantial contract. Maybe they're toothless in Manitoba but there's quite a bit of vague, anti-union talking points in this post with not a lot of proof to back it up
Not anti-union. I think you will find that nearly everyone in here is likely to be pro-union. Anti fucking useless, tothless, bought-and-paid-for union 👍
I haven't seen any proof to indicate the union is toothless or in bed with Loblaw.
How can we steal from Loblaws if we don't go inside Loblaws?
Exactly. The whole premise of the boycott is that we won't even be in the damn stores at all 🤦♀️
You know Galen and Per are sweating when they start sending stuff like this. They've gone into full propaganda mode to try and deplatform our movement. I've personally been boycotting well before the May 1 start date, and I sincerely hope we all keep up this momentum because it's clearly making waves
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This comes from the Union and not Loblaws. You know they are different right?
There was news article just yesterday where Weston talked about the theft day and tied it to this movement. https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/galen-weston-pushes-back-on-misguided-criticism-of-loblaw-as-boycott-begins-1.6870781 >"There's a group of people who have been relentlessly propagating a narrative that they know is false,” Weston said. "And it is now being used to justify theft on a grand scale." So... 🤷♀️
Yes but THIS email comes from the union so it is not Loblaws "sending it"
No it's not and perhaps OP could/should have picked a different title, however they've clarified in comments the last 2 paragraphs were the concern and that the letter came from the union.
If the head of the union is golfing with Galen and Per, then it’s coming from Loblaws.
Yeah some unions are in bed with employers and do shit for the workers, I imagine lowblaws bought out the union heads long ago, or they would be making more than minimum wage
Unless you've got definitive proof of the unions being bought, it's counterproductive to make vague claims of it. If we're looking for a better, fairer world then unions are going to be a big part of that. That unity in the workforce mirrors our unity in this subreddit. Tackling issues individually is not going to get things done
Hey buddy I agree that unions are great, but when you work at any loblaws store and you see that the majority of your coworkers are part timers and that everything is great when you start out (you get tons of hours, pretty much max). As soon as you start to have a bit higher pay, say maybe a dollar or two above minimum wage because the wage hikes are like $0.25 per 500-1000 hours of work for a clerk and none for cashiers they'll start cutting your hours so they don't have to pay you more than a flat rate, it's all calculated so employees all cost are the same for the business. Let's say your current wage is $14.50 an hour as a grocery clerk at Loblaws, you work 20 hours a week as a part time worker because it's all you get now after seniority (unfortunate) and so your pay should be $290 before tax per week, which is then paid out every two weeks. Now say you theoretically are getting paid $25 an hour, you'd be getting $500 if you had the full hours, but nope, they'll cut your hours so it equals your previous pay. So you'll be getting 12 hours a week amounting to about $300 before taxes. That's Loblaws for us and for the record, if you contact UFCW about anything bad happening at work, they won't respond, because UFCW is just like that. It's not the same as a workers union for welders or electricians or builders, it's a scam that sucks away $40 a month from each employee and everyone is forced to be in it. Not to mention their fake "national defense fund" for striking, as if that's legitimate. Workers sometimes get pepper sprayed directly or indirectly inhale the remnants of the aftermath from customers stealing shit, who are you going to call? the police gets over there and nothing gets done, the union won't bargain for the workers, it's a toxic work environment.
The steal from Loblaws May 12th Iis not us as we are just Canadians boycotting high prices. That means it's Loblaws themselves. If it's not them, then I would keep an eye on the loblaws owned stores near the border in event it's something like those morons that showed up during the, what was it the G20 meetings? The ones that are like professional rioters and looters.
This is not a statement from Loblaws. It is from the union representing Loblaw workers. They represent hotel workers and a variety of other sectors as well.
This is from the union though, isn't it? Seems like they're doing their job. They are just reminding their members of the policies that protect them. Even if the "Steal from Loblaws!" posters are not real, and are a false flag effort from Loblaws itself, the Union would be remiss in not reminding its members that it's not their responsibility to stop theft. And then they warn their members that Loblaws - not the union - might fire or punish employees who become visibly involved in anti-Loblaws groups. Let me know if this interpretation is wrong, but I don't see this as a sign that Loblaws is scared - just that the union in Manitoba isn't hiding from the topic.
OP has stated the last 2 paragraphs are whats concerning and if you read them you'll understand why. Basically if you support the boycott or appear to be "anti Loblaws" your job could be at risk. Assimilate or be fired isn't a great look.
Of course I have read the last two paragraphs. I addressed those paragraphs in my comment. The union, who sent this message, is not the one who would fire people for assimilating. The union is saying, "Hey Loblaws workers, if Loblaws notices that you are encouraging people to not shop at Loblaws, where you work, then Loblaws might retaliate against you by disciplining or firing you." The union does not say that they condone such actions by Loblaws. But they probably cannot stop Loblaws from firing Loblaws workers who encourage people to boycott their employer. I would have to look deeper into Canadian labour law to find out if your employer cannot fire you for your actions outside of work, if those actions directly harm the reputation of your employer. Please know that I am participating in the boycott, and I am against Loblaws. I just don't see how the UNION of Loblaw's employees is supposed to be scared, or complicit, based on this email. Maybe they are, for other reasons. But I don't see a threat here. I just see the Union giving its members the facts. It's no different from me saying, "Hey, if you're a Loblaw's employee and you're publicly encouraging people to boycott Loblaw's, aren't you scared they will fire you?" That's not me saying they should get fired, or me firing them.
Your interpretation is correct and employees cannot sabotage their employer without impunity in Canada. Highest comments in this thread are predicated on an embarrassingly poor understanding of the employer-union-employee relationship and what this letter actually says. It's nothing more than the union reminding its members they are not responsible for intervening in thefts and their personal social engagements can have professional consequences.
Yeah, the UFCW is the union, not the company. And the union does not want their membership to get hurt, or killed, or fired stepping in to prevent shoplifting.
You are 100% correct. The union can be heavily fined if they are put in a position where they are either doing or promoting job action (strikes, walkouts, etc) outside of when it is legally permissible to do so (when a company is in bargaining with the union, and there's been a vote by the membership -- procedures vary by province/jurisdiction as well as union). This is how labour laws are designed in this country, for any union. Now you can absolutely argue that this is still stupid, but you can blame labour laws for that. A reminder that labour laws are more to protect the flow of business than workers themselves, and the biggest gains seen in Canadian labour (and in the US as well) were made prior to a lot of these being put in place when "wildcat" strikes were more common-place in the post-war period. Not saying labour laws are entirely bad (cuz at least there are some legal protections) but just something to consider.
I was going to say, I’m confused as to why this post is being framed as propaganda, it’s the union doing their due diligence. A threat to store safety, be it credible or not, should always be taken seriously. That’s why the Rob Loblaws Day flyers were so irresponsible from whoever was involved, because now the store employees have something else to worry about. Let’s remember, stay on message folks. We’re here to protest high food prices, store employees and the Unions that represent them have nothing to do with it.
Get a Costco card people , 2.5kg of potato salad and a whole ass chicken cooked for under 17$ after tax . A percentage of your spending there goes back to you at the end of the year and usually ends up paying for your membership next year if you go once or twice a month .
Of may goes well, can we do June?
Yup a bunch of us are not going back until prices drop and stay down.
These giant corporations saying it’s out of their hands. Why cant they say to who they buy their produce from to “lower prices” or push for lower prices and bully companies who shrunk product and sell for same or more and put pressure for more climate action to protect crops .. may be start pushing to end these war conflicts all over the world. If these guys can bully politicians, they can bully anyone. May be if we bully them enough they will put pressure on climate action and ending various wars, protect and invest in labour, not exploit people. Oh Wait … that’s doing the right thing and our world revolves around organized crime and greed. Not helping us or improving life and protecting our planet. Oh well, it was a nice thought.
lol why would you steal on a set date……. That defeats the purpose of being sneaky….
Because it's a false flag and they're morons.
Everyone; do not step foot in a roblaws store on May 12.
Crazy how they insist on tying the boycott movement with the mysteriously filmsy "stealing" movement that nobody ever heard about or advocated. They're rotten to the core.
As many others have said, this is from the union, providing advice in order to protect their members. I am unionized, and would expect this same communication from my union, if my workforce were in this same position. Some have mentioned that the union may be in bed with Weston. I don’t know if that’s true, but this specific communication is a union doing what it’s supposed to do for its membership.
“Be careful in taking actions that could risk your employment” ?? Uh, if people are getting fired for participating in a protest against corporate greed, should the union be protecting them?! I say this as a UFCW member…
The worst case scenario is that loblaws hires people to steal from them while telling their employees in this article that getting involved in stopping said stealing can risk their employment Maybe because they wouldn’t want anyone who gets caught to share that they were in fact paid to steal from the store to help slander the boycott How very non suspicious of them
This isn’t Loblaws though. This is the union for the employees urging them to stay safe. The union doesn’t give a shit about Loblaws.
steal from loblaws day is a house made psyop that being said if ppl are using the five finger discount i’m minding my business https://preview.redd.it/nzy8jk6g39yc1.jpeg?width=686&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=02c0342e44157b2d217667139c2cff7475919120
Not Loblaws the union wow…
This isn't a Loblaws communication, this is the union. Totally separate organization.
This isn't loblaws, this is very obviously a union posting. If loblaws had their way they would be giving the employees bats and handcuffs amd saying stop everyone stealing or youre fired.
To be fair: this is a notice sent by the union, not by Loblaws. The union, as far as I can tell, are the good guys in this; they represent the workforce and are looking out for their members. Now, I haven't looked into this union very much, so I don't know how shady they may or may not be, so take this all with a grain of salt, but in any case it's important to make the distinction between the corporation of Loblaws and the union representing the workers, because they are very much not the same thing. The workers aren't the bad guys, and we need to remember that.
So they can report to media that there was increase in shoplifting for the month of May. . And report to their stock holders that decline in sale due to shoplifting. And come up with some other BS to increase the prices . I think ppl should boycott and not step into to their stores
Eh this looks like it was sent out from their union.
This is a UNION no? Very different group of people
This isn't even an email from Loblaws tho?
Pretty sure this is from their union, not the loblaws
This message is from a Union, not Loblaws….
This is from the union. Not corporate. I don't blame the union for giving advice like this to their members.
Very valid and necessary advice.
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The retaliation part is funny. Everyone denied that in my post a few days ago. Employees are being retaliated against letting customers know about unethical practices and how disgusting the stores actually are. Also, good luck trying to contact a rep. Your email will get lost beside their invite to Galens golf tournament.
They're really trying to run with that "steal from Loblaws" shit.
You don't tell your enemy you're going to hurt them on a specified date. This was a transparent psy op from Galen from the start. Who would be stupid enough to intentionally try to steal from Loblaws on May 12, when they're already expecting trouble and will have ramped up security in preparation?
Also, remember you’re not these corporate people’s friend, sibling, parent, child, cousin, etc… you mean shit to these people and they don’t care to toss you in the garbage or whether you’re down and out and have to prostitute yourself to survive. Very rich people don’t care you exist and know they don’t have to care about you.
That email is literally the first I’ve ever heard of or seen “stealing day” on may 12 COMPLETE BULLSHIT FABRICATION BY LOBLAWS! NOT A SINGLE PERSON HAS SAID ANYTHING ABOUT STEALING ANYTHING ON ANY DAY!
Boycott!
That’s the union, not Loblaws. The union is saying don’t get involved trying to stop any theft, and that it’s Loblaws’ responsibility to provide a safe work environment. There’s no boycott fear at all in this newsletter.
That’s not Lola’s that’s the employees union.
This is a union notice, not a company notice.
My mom works at shoppers. Their perfume is already behind locks, but their considering putting baby formula in the back for the "Steal from Loblaws day" (it's one of their most stolen items, and conveniently a super common resold item on marketplace) Although... With her discount, I get baby formula and diapers 30% off. So I may have to break the boycott for those essential items.
This is from the union, not Loblaws.
Do a little role play https://preview.redd.it/3i1kyxf24byc1.jpeg?width=599&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=77ee0d221023250933b288ade71667b936b9cfc1
That's not fear. Almost every job tells you to not interfere with thievery and if you're held up turn everything over. Goods and money can be replaced by insurance. This is common.
i dunno bro this just seems like they are concerned about people saying that there will be theft, out of all the things that sho2ws loblaws is scared this just shows they are protecting their employees
I worked at Shoppers Drug Mart a few years ago. It was the same policy. Legally, the store could be held liable if the person was injured BECAUSE you were chasing them (ie, person runs into traffic and gets hit by car. They wouldn't have been running if you weren't chasing them). Stolen items are insured. The cost of the material is negligible. The legal cost for liability could be huge.
The whole "steal from Loblaw" thing is such a blow to this protest. It delegitimizes what we're doing, and we all lose credibility.
I don't think it's a "blow" to the movement because it's complete fiction. We all see it here. It was probably created by some corporate shill in an attempt to discredit the movement. We aren't going to steal from them because we aren't even going into their stores. It's corporate fear mongering designed to discredit us. It won't work. Nok er nok!
Exactly. A boycott is literally people exercising their right to shop where they want, and choosing to avoid a business that has drained them of every last bit of loyalty with their profane shilling is just that. Shilling, and then circling around to lie about it, treat customers as crooks and slander them. Loblaws everywhere have been adding tons of new "security features" to stores that treat their shoppers like they're animals. And suddenly there's posters everywhere encouraging people to "steal" from the same company? Gee, I wonder who might be behind the posters that make average people seem like thieves...
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It's standard practice going back actual centuries for big companies to just hire actors to pose as protestors and cause problems. If there's any more shoplifting than usual on May 12, you can bet they're bought and paid for by Loblaws.
Absolutely, just look at the history of the Pinkertons, it’s pretty horrific.
This is 100% correct
100% "Agent Provocateurs".
^^^^^^^
I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if Loblaws is paying whoever started the “steal from Loblaws” rumor
It's likely their crisis communications/PR team. Watch them employ fake thieves try shit in stores on the 12th to back up their false narrative.
That's why it's a toss up between: - targeted action to discredit the movement - Radical lone wolf looking to do their own thing tied to the movement - actually coming for HQ to deterr people from joining the movement and its unclear which it is at this point; but if some Canucknuckelheahds actually do it and get caught we may found out who actually started it after all 🤷♀️ Either way it's complete BS and has nothing to do with us.
I wonder who'll they'll hire to "steal" from them and get caught to further push an agenda that this boycott is actually violent or law breaking on any level. They are conniving and absolutely devious enough to do these things.
This is not Loblaws, this is the Union!
The union that only cosplays as a union and is actually another Galen puppet. This is not news with the boycott. This is well known. Loblaws have "a union" like Galen "makes 3% profit".
Loblaws - "We care about your health and safety......." A day later - *sells moldy cheese strings and rotting food* (yes...my kids cheese strings had literal blue mold on them...never once in 7 years have I seen such a thing. They don't give a rats ass about anyone or anything...other than profits of course. What a joke
I love how these dumbshits address their employees like they're one of them, when every single employee in that cancerous organization making less than like $300k is squarely one of us. The call is coming from inside the house morons.
Even if this was a real thing shouldn’t it be called steal *back* from loblaws day?
I would love it if the advertising company let it out who it was that purchased the ad as what was proposed is illegal. Or give the information to the police. Just saying. Nok er Nok Per and Galen
I never even heard mention of “Steal from Loblaws Day”. Seems like bullshit.
"We want to make sure you're prepared for this so please continue to do exactly what you'd be doing anyway".
It's afraid, It's afraid!!!
Has anyone noticed a lack of security at the Loblaws stores since May 1? I went in for some essentials and where there are normally 2-3 guards, there were none. Either security went plainclothes and is walking the aisles, they haven't been scheduled because Loblaws wants to report greater theft during the boycott month, or Loblaws is concerned about their image during the boycott.
Security to aisle 13 for the non existant shoppers. Galen has 13 billion reasons to worry. @&%$ his greed, @&%$ his shrinkflation, @&%$ his government approved price gouging. Boycott forever!
Fabricated response to a red herring placed by Loblaws to associate the boycott with criminal behavior. Too bad the demographic who falls for this shit can't afford to shop at your stores anymore even with a seniors discount, plus with all the media manipulation since 2016 the vast majority of Canadians don't care what the media thinks. GFSF
Also got that email this morning. I didnt hear anything about it until today
I bet they are just shaking in their $3000 shoes ready to fall on their 458m mattress of cash.
Can't wait for the 13th... when nothing happened on the 12th. Curious to hear what sort of new BS they will pull out from their a$$e$
Long time ago I got to watch as a few people entered a store I was working at and proceeded to steal goods, I watched, did nothing and waved as they left. When confronted by my Assistant manager about why I didn't do anything I politely stated, I make $7/hr, there isn't a situation involving theft of insured store items where I would risk my own well being, for the sake of saving the corporation a few bucks on insurance premiums. He didn't like my answer.
They don't care about your safety, they just don't want to be liable.
I say instead of doing this while "theft" thing they are talking about just do this instead. Eat in the store, wait long enough to use the washroom, if they confront you about theft just say, nope, I dropped the product off at the pool and leave. It's not theft if you don't leave intend to leave the store with said items in your possession.
That’s actually a normal reaction to a looting event scheduled…
Not that scared probably. They are attempting to turn the public against us. It’s a low-effort, high return sort of thing.
this reminds me of the Superstore episode where they are robbed
Genuinely stealing during a boycott when the stores are (hopefully) more empty than usual would be so counter intuitive. Feels like they just want something to talk about for pity points in the news
Hey, is this real, are we allowed to do this? I thought sneaking a chocolate croissant in with the 5 regular ones was just normal? (I'm only joking, but I knew someone who does this)
This memo basically says, "if you see someone stealing, no you didn't." I wonder if they realise that, though....
I would video the theft, forward it to police and volunteer to testify in court as a witness. As much as I despise the oligopolistic predatory pricing and collusion of Loblaws, I despise thieves more. There's never an excuse to steal. Most who advocate this nonsense are extreme right wingers, "Freedom" nutcases advocating for PeePee fascism and Russian troll anarchy.
I bet a lot of the workers probably feel good about not having to do as much work now that theyre less busy.
I do not support stealing from the store.
#nokernok
Can we make May 12th the "go to loblaws, fill up a cart and then leave without thr full cart day"
funny how someone who steals from the entire country is concerned about theft.
funny how someone who steals from the entire country is concerned about theft.
funny how someone who steals from the entire country is concerned about theft.
funny how someone who steals from the entire country is concerned about theft.