On Sunday at Superstore on Dougall a young girl picketing and giving out flyers was called a "fugly b***h" and an "uneducated f**k" by a couple leaving the store. She is 17 and just graduated from highschool. Everyone is talking about the negative treatment of customers by staff however some of the customers are being extremely unkind and deliberately provoking as well. I agree that alienating customers is not going to win any battles however customers should not feel that it is open season to say anything they want to picketers either. There has to be respect on both sides. A little known fact about the contract, this is the first time in history a Loblaws contract has had to include language about customer abuse, something that has sadly become more prominent and aggressive from some customers. Also, most of the younger kids aren't the ones treating customers badly, they are intimidated by this whole situation and have been far less vocal. I have over 40 hours on the picket line this week and have actually been told by customers they appreciate how polite I am and the approach I've taken. I have not mistreated anyone but I do give out flyers and inform customers as well as answer questions to the best of my ability. What I simply cannot tolerate is kids being picked on because they are easier targets. If you feel you have been mistreated please ask for a picket manager/ captain but please refrain from hurling foul language at kids. If you wouldn't talk that way to your child or grandchild please don't to the kids picketing.

To the Middle Flagger (there were three) at the construction on Wyandotte Street West between Janet and Caron Avenue with the Blonde Hair.
Yelling at a driver and giving hm the MIDDLE FINGER is not very professional. If I knew who your employer is I would have reported you. I know you get frustrated - totally understand, but he needed/ wanted to turn into the alley - possibly to get to his garage or his business. His wife had gotten out of the van and crossed the street, he was trying to follow with his vehicle.
Your rudeness, language and body jester were NOT acceptable.

I don't agree with anyone crossing a picket line at all unless they absolutely have to. Let me say I have not and will not either. But as we were driving past the tecumseh on Lauzon, I was explaining to my husband everything I was reading online about zehrs employees who were actually harassing people as they were walking into the store. I explained (before passing the store) that everyone has blown this up and these people need the community support while saying that...the car in front of me must have said something to the employees picketing because all of a sudden this woman got up and stuck the finger to this car for a good minute. CLASSLESS, CLASSLESS, CLASSLESS. if you cannot respect yourself and your co-workers and you are going to let someone's remark make you act that way???? Maybe your better off sitting at home. Respect yourself and the cause so people will stand beside you.

ATTENTION ALL ZEHRS AND SUPERSTORE WORKERS....even though we all work at different stores we are fighting as a united union for the same contract issues to be resolved! It saddens me to see all the negativity in the media and on the internet right now due to few random employees getting frustrated or upset with customers crossing the picket line. I understand it is upsetting seeing regular and non regular customers cross our lines BUT it doesn't mean we have to treat them without respect. Even though loblaws is treating us unfairly our customers shouldn't have to pay the toll....when they come in our store we are expected to be courteous, kind and empathetic, why should that change because we are on strike !? If we should get mad towards anyone it should be Loblaws not them!!! Those few bad seeds that are giving Zehrs and our Superstore employees a bad name ..please stop. If you can't control your temper please don't directly deal with the customers...or we're going to end up with no more loyal customers at any of our stores. Don't spoil it for the employees who are just trying to feed our families and make a living or get their way through school. We need to stand together through this or we'll fall appart together. Lets hope we rise not crash.

Please respect the customers and customers please try and respect us on our picket line. We are trying to do whats right for our families and provide for them which like many of you are trying to do as well. Thank you for reading..

Since I didn't want to cross the picket line at Superstore today, I decided to go to the Fresh Co on Tecumseh in the plaza across Kennedy high school. It was a little before 4:30 when I was getting into my car that these girls in a creamy colour 300 vehicle started throwing racial slurs and chanting "Hello ching chong" at me. I was born in Windsor as were all my siblings. I worked in that same plaza as I was going through high school. I guess I was too shocked to say anything and when had made eye contact with them, they just laughed. I have never felt so disappointed.

Two weeks ago I ordered a cake for my sisters birthday from the superstore.
Sadly on Monday our father passed away unexpected so obviously my family is going through a lot. In attempts to make the best of my sister birthday I promised I'd still pick up her cake and we'd spend the time just the two of us trying to make sense of the loss.
I was running late with my kids and all I wanted was to get the cake and get to my sister, thankfully even with the strike going on it was promised by the store it would be ready for me.
After coming out with the cake a women picketing decided it was a good time to make me feel bad for shopping there. She was extremely rude claiming that I didn't care about the people as I was still shopping there and I needed to start showing some support. She was demeaning and continued her rant louder and louder as I walked away.
Im sorry you guys are unhappy with your employer and I wish all employees were treated better but you still had no right to be so rude to a complete stranger.


I was already on a boarder line break down and then having to listen to you pushed me over the edge.
I'm aware you don't know everyone's personal situation, but my point is there are so many other ways you could have positively gotten your point across without being so mean.

I was at the plaza on Wyandotte St east where there is the giant tiger dominos and so forth a young man approached me asking for money saying he needs food to eat as he is homeless just seems a lot of people in parking lots asking for money for whatever reason

I understand that times are tough for some people. We moved here from Calgary a month ago and are struggling to put fuel in our car to get to work and get furniture for our new place. I know the economy isn't the greatest right now.
My fiancee and I were picking a few items in Dollarama and a couple in their mid-twenties went in the store ahead of us. I knew right away that they weren't there to shop. My fiancee was behind the female when we went in and within seconds the girl had stolen a bottle of lemonade. Then they went down the aisle where they proceeded to start taking things like zippered CD cases, cheap wallets and so on. REALLY???
I'm not for stealing but really? At least steal food to put in your belly. If your going to steal anything, steal food. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying to steal from the store, but WOW, CD cases?
I would have offered them a couple dollars if I had extra cash on me, but I know they wouldn't have used it for good.
The day I steal from a dollar store is the day they find me hanging from my neck off of the Ambassador Bridge. I hate the fact that I have to buy a few groceries there. To steal from there would be my all time low.