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In reply to the discussion: Trader Joes booted out of NE Portland by activists. [View all]MindMover
(5,016 posts)46. When the business pays living wages, union is unnecessary ...
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I understand the African American communities' concerns about gentrification but this empty lot is
OregonBlue
Feb 2014
#1
Not to mention one of the food issues is acessibility to fresh goods. What are the activists working
jwirr
Feb 2014
#23
What a mess. I get the impression that maybe the most vocal opponents didn't speak for the majority
NYC_SKP
Feb 2014
#2
I know, right? If it was Whole Paycheck, I mean Whole Foods, that would make sense
Beaverhausen
Feb 2014
#21
The whole picture is kinda buried in the article- or, at least $2.4 million worth of a picture.
MissB
Feb 2014
#24
An employee said to me in no uncertain terms that Trader Joe's is in no way a health food store.
ancianita
Feb 2014
#28
Fresh fruit and vegetables, coffee, tea, milk, orange juice, other fruit juices...
DonViejo
Feb 2014
#35
Sorry for the late response. I understand that people have different standards, and that mine might
ancianita
Feb 2014
#47
I understand variations within a chain. It's marketing. I just think that this neighborhood wants
ancianita
Feb 2014
#61
No HFCS products in TJs, tons of fresh fruits and veg, fresh meats, no perservatives in the
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2014
#80
You win for now. I'll look more closely at the labels and get back on this. nt
ancianita
Feb 2014
#89
Winn Dixie, much closer to me, and much cheaper, has all this. Most food chains do, now.
ancianita
Feb 2014
#49
I get the historical bona fides of Trader Joe's. The class of people who made them famous are not
ancianita
Feb 2014
#60
I wish I knew more about Portland. Only spent a week there once. But the complexities of food
ancianita
Feb 2014
#70
You can unite a lot of media driven differences behind food politics. It gets votes out. nt
ancianita
Feb 2014
#74
You are so lucky to live in San Diego. I used to live in Encinitas. Paradise, I miss you.
Vattel
Feb 2014
#83
I thought so, too, until I took a closer look at their shelves. I am selective.
ancianita
Feb 2014
#48
Trader Joes can come to my neighborhood tonight ... just spent my $100 yesterday ...
MindMover
Feb 2014
#42
It's non-union, just like Whole Foods. I'd drive, and that's me, out of my way to shop at a union
demosincebirth
Feb 2014
#45
Good call, the TJ's back home just offed a friend after 11 years, and two other longtermers same day
reddread
Feb 2014
#79
Some don't care, as long as it's convenient for them, they'll say anything to justify where they
demosincebirth
Feb 2014
#88
Per Google, Safeway gets 2 stars -- which is why I'd think they would oppose TJ's plans.
FarCenter
Feb 2014
#84