Lawmakers target self-checkouts to ensure Oregon grocery stores are as inconvenient as their gas stations | |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 76423614 United States 01/24/2020 12:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Lawmakers target self-checkouts to ensure Oregon grocery stores are as inconvenient as their gas stations SALEM — A petition to limit each grocery store to two self-checkout kiosks can move forward to signature gathering for a state ballot measure. On Friday, the Oregon Supreme Court certified the attorney general's description of the proposed measure. Backers need 112,020 signatures to get to voters' ballots in November. Filed in July, Initiative Petition 41 is backed by the Oregon AFL-CIO, a coalition of labor groups representing about 300,000 Oregon workers. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 72878711 "We have been consistently concerned about the impacts of technology and automation on the livelihoods of working people, especially when they have no voice in how technology is used in their workplaces," Graham Trainor, president of the Oregon AFL-CIO, said in a statement. "You can see expansion of self-checkout machines in stores across the country and in Oregon." He said jobs are lost as a result. The AFL-CIO contends self-checkout kiosks make customers feel socially isolated, particularly elderly people, and that the kiosks let stores rely more on part-time workers and leaves workers "feeling devalued." They also claim self-checkout stands make it easier for minors to buy alcohol and for people to steal from stores. The measure would give the state Bureau of Labor and Industries enforcement power and let it issue penalties for stores that provide too many self-service stations. [link to www.bendbulletin.com (secure)] what crap! if the unions is all worked up about this why isn't there more than 2 or 3 cashiers working at any time? the big stores are seeming to make the shoppers experience as awful as possible ... 15 mins to shop, 20 to check out ... and don't forget your bags! grrr ... |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 78331302 United States 01/24/2020 12:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Lawmakers target self-checkouts to ensure Oregon grocery stores are as inconvenient as their gas stations It always a cancer, Obama just made it spread faster and be more aggressive. Now the problem is that it is also treatment resistant. Short of killing the patient, there is not much of a way to stop it's spread. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 75336096 United States 01/24/2020 01:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Lawmakers target self-checkouts to ensure Oregon grocery stores are as inconvenient as their gas stations Every automobile owner will be required to have an organically made buggy whip in the trunk. Buggy whip makers in Portland need their jerbs protected. Cities will be required to have no more than 1 electric street lamp to protect the lamplighter union. |
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User ID: 77397371 United States 01/24/2020 01:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Lawmakers target self-checkouts to ensure Oregon grocery stores are as inconvenient as their gas stations Will they also ban self-serve gas pumps and force gas stations to bring back Full Service gas pumping? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 2226059 . They are one of only two states left where self-serve gas stations never became a thing. To this day, you can't pump your own gas in Oregon. John 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. |