As Harris vows to tackle grocery store prices, the grocery chains are doing everything they can to bypass regulators and merge into a price-gouging behemoth.
One expert called the guidance "a game-changer for antitrust enforcement, incorporating decades of new learnings and thousands of public comments from working families and small businesses."
Mergers temporarily strengthen labor’s bargaining chip. But in the long run, anti-monopoly experts say, corporate power crushes workers and consumers.
Aggressive antitrust enforcement is starting to notch some victories.
The UFCW may be contemplating supporting Kroger’s mega-merger. That should give every union member a sinking feeling.
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Bad news for consumers and workers: This year has already seen $4 trillion worth of mergers and acquisitions deals.
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