I read the original Facebook thread. All it says about the reason behind this is that
"The main office B&H workers are demanding an end to dangerous and discriminatory working conditions inside the store."
In the USA, there is a governmental organization called "OSHA" (I worked for them for years). They are the safety police. Workers can report safety violations and unsafe practices to OSHA. OSHA will come in representing the worker, evaluate the problem, and force the employer to correct any and all legitimate safety or health hazards.
The employee who contacts OSHA and complains is protected under OSHA's "whistle blower" provisions. In effect, the employer will never be told who reported them, and the reporting employee is basically protected for life from ever being fired by that employer.
While there are many other reasons for employees to organize and unionize, safety is no longer one of them because in the USA, OSHA will force the employer to provide their employees with a workplace that is free from recognized occupational safety and health hazards.
So, I don't accept that the B&H problem is workplace safety and health! Such a problem can easily and quickly be addressed with a quick call (or letter) to the local OSHA area office. Rather, I suspect that this problem has more to do with the alleged "
discriminatory working conditions inside the store." Of course none of us know for sure which of the many types of discrimination the B&H employees are alleging.
We should not speculate on the type of discrimination the protesting employees are claiming (e.g. age, race, religion, sex, etc.). Such wild and unsupported speculations will only serve to defame a fine company like B&H. I suggest that this thread be closed to prevent further harm to B&H..
Last edited by Fenwoodian; 02-06-2016 at 10:09 AM.