A conditional “Yay!” to Costco. They’re a big corp, but in comparison with the others these days, one of the most sane and least worker-hostile. At least last I heard, they had very good worker health-care and pension plans. And they still hadn’t increased the price of that hot dog. I don’t have a membership but the hot dogs still call to me…
I have no idea how ethically-sourced their inventory is though. Probably not better than the others, but I’ll take what I can get for wins in this era.
I’ve heard in recent years they’re starting to decline and become more like Walmart in terms of employee treatment. They’re removing employee agency and imposing more strict rules. But YMMV depending on the location as I think the changes are rolling out on a per store basis.
As a retail wholesaler carrying most major brands, I think they just stock whatever people are buying. You can buy bulk Nestlé products there for example.
Best way to vote for products is still with your wallet. I’ve seen some ethical alternatives there before. Not sure what more you can do other than directly contacting them though.
A conditional “Yay!” to Costco. They’re a big corp, but in comparison with the others these days, one of the most sane and least worker-hostile. At least last I heard, they had very good worker health-care and pension plans. And they still hadn’t increased the price of that hot dog. I don’t have a membership but the hot dogs still call to me…
I have no idea how ethically-sourced their inventory is though. Probably not better than the others, but I’ll take what I can get for wins in this era.
I’ve heard in recent years they’re starting to decline and become more like Walmart in terms of employee treatment. They’re removing employee agency and imposing more strict rules. But YMMV depending on the location as I think the changes are rolling out on a per store basis.
As a retail wholesaler carrying most major brands, I think they just stock whatever people are buying. You can buy bulk Nestlé products there for example.
Best way to vote for products is still with your wallet. I’ve seen some ethical alternatives there before. Not sure what more you can do other than directly contacting them though.