Market Basket is a New England grocery chain. Recently, the popular CEO Arthur T. DeMoulas was ousted and replaced by his cousin Arthur S. Demoulas. Market Basket employees have been protesting "Artie T's" departure and customers have been shopping elsewhere. The Market Basket employees are willing to lose their jobs to fight for a CEO who cared about them, who provided them with good wages and good benefits and inspired a loyalty that knows no boundaries. This is what happens when a businessperson does the right thing for the right reasons and refuses to put profits over people. The employees and customers respond with the same care and concern.
Why should a New England grocery store, its employees and customers matter to us? Because this is what happens when people join together, stand united and believe in a cause. This is what happens when people decide that they will not simply just accept what happens and go on because they can't do anything about it. This is what happens, without violence or threats of violence, when people really care. This is how change begins. This is where hope begins. This how every good thing accomplished and/or achieved in this country began.
Whether the protests will ultimately achieve the desired result: Arthur T. Demoulas reinstated as CEO, remains to be seen. But for now, we must all stand and applaud the efforts of a group pf people who are choosing to do all they can to make a difference.
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