Vote for Scrooge of the Year

Each year, national Jobs with Justice gives an “award” to the greediest, most cold-hearted company or person of the year. Nominations for the 2010 Scrooge of the Year are in, and it’s time to vote.

VOTE NOW!

There are seven worthy candidates to win this year’s Scrooge award (or write in your own candidate):

• Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell was nominated for leading the Republican party in aggressively blocking legislation that would benefit working people;
• Express Scripts was chosen because despite racking up profits of $1.7 billion last year processing 12% of the nation’s prescriptions, they are demanding draconian concessions from workers and threatening to close facilities
• Hyatt was nominated for trying to eliminate quality healthcare and make the recession permanent for its employees, and for their safety record;
• Rite Aid was chosen for failing to bargain a first contract with workers who joined a union two years ago and demanding unreasonable concessions from other workers;
• Publix was selected because they won’t join other companies in pledging to improve wages and working conditions for the farmworkers who pick their companies’ tomatoes;
• Giumarra Vineyards is a candidate because of their long history of intimidating and bullying workers and violating their rights;
• The health and pharmaceutical industry was nominated for their single-minded focus on profits at the expense of our health.

You can read more about the candidates, and then VOTE for your favorite greedy Scrooge!

Jobs with Justice will  announce the winner on December 20th.