Days pass by, weeks, and the situation of the local Market Basket does not change. If something it’s getting complicated.
We have analyzed the situation among the directors of the company at the head is Arthur S. DeMoulas, which, with the support of the board managed to fire his cousin Arthur T. DeMoulas.
From the outside, the situation looks simple, a corporate decision that should not have had any consequence. All should have remained normally.
The reaction created by the dismissal of Arthur T. has never seen in the annals of labor history, as employees refuse to work for anyone other than precisely that which has lost command authority in the company. To make matters worse, customers have expressed support for the attitude of the workers.
This is a headache we are confident that the board supporting Arthur S. never thought they would have to suffer.
Then, Governor Deval Patrick threw an olive branch into the ring in a form of a letter to all members, urging them to resolve the dispute by offering to serve as mediator. After saying he would not choose between the two DeMoulas, last Wednesday he suggested that employees should return to work while Arthur T. would continue negotiations to buy the company.
In social networks, workers tied the fact that Governor Patrick’s wife works for the law firm representing Market Basket’s board of directors as the reason for the governor’s change of mind, according to The Lowell Sun.
“For the few who may be confused, our message remains clear: We will go back to work when Arthur T. DeMoulas goes back to work with full authority or when the deal is in place to sell him the company. We will not go back to work when the Governor, the Board or any other entity tells us to.”
