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Costco's Shadow Workforce

By P. Joseph Potocki

North Bay Bohemian | May 9, 2008

Justifiably lauded for its employment practices when compared with other big box retailers, Costco employs a massive workforce that enjoys none of the retailer's fabled benefits. It's not a life you'd like to sample.

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Tags: labor, Costco, Jim Sinegal, unfair labor practices, WDS, business & labor

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