There will be a more detailed update available soon, but for boycotters heading
back to Golden Farm to shop, this is what you need to know.
The contract is almost agreed on.
One major sticking point is that the workers need their hours reinstated. (Owner Sonny
Kim cut their shifts last August in retaliation for the boycott.) Mr. Kim's position
is that the workers won't get their hours back until his customers come back.
The workers'
concern is that with the boycott called off, no pressure is being put on Mr. Kim to keep
his side of the deal. So they are asking returning shoppers to keep a log of
their purchases (or, better still, keep the receipts). If he hasn't reinstated their hours within a month, they can a) show him that they know his business has returned and b) demonstrate that the returning customers are very
aware of what they are doing and are prepared to boycott again if he
doesn't keep his side of the bargain.