A supposedly progressive vegan food company called No Evil Foods was involved in some evil union busting

[thomdunn]

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/06/24/a-supposedly-progressive-vegan.html

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[the_borderer]

@thomdunn

Union-busting is, unfortunately, an all-too-common choice made by companies that are ostensibly founded on progressive principles, once they see their brand taking off.

Progressive seems to encompass a wide range of politics in the US, from an-coms and Marxists to what would be considered conservative in Europe. Union-busting from right wing progressives should be expected.

[gracchus]

The more these for-profit corporations tout their progressivism via marketing and advertising, the more suspicious I become of their internal business practises and cultures.

[Mister44]

^^^… and the realities that surviving with a niche business against multinational conglomerates is hard, and Unions up overhead.

State funded healthcare would actually help alleviate a lot of the burden of small companies. Possibly translating in better wages. Or at least reduce overhead to make them more likely to succeed.

[Mindysan33]

@Mister44

Unions up overhead

That’s no excuse to crack down. Unions can easily co-exist with smaller businesses. And they already had a nation-wide footprint.

[anon47741163]

Beyond the nutrition information and food ingredients, I sure wish we could see things like carbon footprint, miles traveled,and labor practices listed on (maybe a website) the label.

[cannibalpeas]

That’s called Triple Bottom Line accounting and it works! (link below)

In my consultation I have built my standard business model to incorporate living wages and benefits at FY1 with across the board wage increase for FY2-5 and additional paid roles for capacity increases as well as movement to management roles as the startup grows. Every single version of the model I have published shows profitability within 3-5 years with conservative revenue figures and generous COGS, yet not one client has adopted the model.

Triple bottom line

[abutilon]

This anti-union argument boils down to: “Our holy mission is too important to be slowed down by workers’ rights.” As a vegan, I find this repulsive. Compare to the Ben & Jerry’s statement about why they’re boycotting Facebook ads: “The reality is, anything that’s right for the business, but wrong for our values, is wrong.”

[anon47741163]

Wow, I’d sure love to see these numbers for businesses like hedge funds and drug dealers!

[nerdic]

“Progressive Vegan”

Shirley you jest?

[MalevolentPixy]

If this surprises people, wait until they find out what actually happens at some very “lefty” “sustainable” agribusinesses.

Google WWOOFing and the related horror stories.

[Adrian_Hillier]

@Mister44

State funded healthcare would actually help alleviate a lot of the burden of small companies. Possibly translating in better wages. Or at least reduce overhead to make them more likely to succeed.

But, but, but…that’s Communism!