Dollar General Staff 'Quit Quitting,' Demand Liveable Wages
When staff at a Dollar General in Duanesburg, New York, refused to return to their posts, the company’s ingenious solution wasn't to address payroll discrepancies or safety hazards. No, it was to bus in workers from other locations and immediately post new job listings for 'all positions.' This isn't just about a single store; Dollar General, a company with over $38 billion in sales in 2023, has
faced over $21 million in OSHA fines since 2017 for safety violations and exploitative labor practices. While CEO Todd Vasos earned over $16 million in 2023, his employees are allegedly fighting to be paid for actual hours worked. One might wonder if the 'great resignation' has simply been repackaged as the 'great replacement' by corporate America. It appears some businesses prefer to cycle
through undervalued labor than to invest in a stable, fairly compensated workforce. Perhaps if workers just pulled themselves up by their non-existent bootstraps, they wouldn't need wages to, you know, live.