"America's policies must not be guided solely by corporate greed," said Gene Lantz, the president of Dallas AFL-CIO, about a potential merger of grocery giants.supermarket foes Kroger and Albertsons
“And if they don't have to do that, they won't,” Gilbert said, “so that just means the prices go up for you and me.” Gilbert explained that when two companies team up as one, fewer workers may be needed. Layoffs could then ensue.via email that unions aren’t inherently anti-merger or against progress. That said, corporate managers time and again “carry out secret business dealings” that invariably harm employees.