GodlessCommie@lemmy.worldM to Late Stage Capitalism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours agoWage theft remains a pervasive issue costing workers an estimated $50 billion annuallylemmy.worldimagemessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1537arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1533arrow-down1imageWage theft remains a pervasive issue costing workers an estimated $50 billion annuallylemmy.worldGodlessCommie@lemmy.worldM to Late Stage Capitalism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours agomessage-square54fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down9·11 hours agoYou want evidence? Isn’t the fact that the formula is all locked up with signs threatening prosecution a pretty good clue?
minus-squareCalfpupa [she/her]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·11 hours ago Those items are stolen in bulk by more organized shoplifters who will hit half a dozen stores in a day and literally fill carts and then resell them This is the insane claim being parroted, not that they’re being stolen in the first place.
minus-squarePieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·7 hours agoIts not being parroted. I’ve worked at retail stores and witnessed it firsthand. Here are some additional sources. https://abcnews.com/US/baby-formula-targeted-organized-retail-theft-rings/story?id=13293485 https://www.tampabay28.com/news/region-hillsborough/alleged-shoplifting-ring-faces-rico-charges-after-stealing-baby-formula-throughout-florida A simple web search of “shoplifting ring baby formula” yields dozens of results. Please do some basic research before calling someone’s experience “insane”.
You want evidence? Isn’t the fact that the formula is all locked up with signs threatening prosecution a pretty good clue?
This is the insane claim being parroted, not that they’re being stolen in the first place.
Its not being parroted. I’ve worked at retail stores and witnessed it firsthand.
Here are some additional sources.
https://abcnews.com/US/baby-formula-targeted-organized-retail-theft-rings/story?id=13293485
https://www.tampabay28.com/news/region-hillsborough/alleged-shoplifting-ring-faces-rico-charges-after-stealing-baby-formula-throughout-florida
A simple web search of “shoplifting ring baby formula” yields dozens of results.
Please do some basic research before calling someone’s experience “insane”.