Union Jack...

Interesting article in yesterday's P-R, which evidently came from The Birmingham News, regarding labor contract disputes with the bankruptcy court.  After doing a little more research, it appears as though there has been a potential buyer in the wings for some time now, but negotiations seemed to consistently stall over labor contracts and union rights.  All three parties---Bruno's, the bankruptcy court, and the potential buyer---have been tightlipped about who the negotiating party actually is.  Could be Winn-Dixie... could be Publix... I'm not so sure.

One area where Publix may face opposition is in employee retention.  This is a rash generalization, but in my experience Publix has preferred to hire their own staff and has often required employees of the stores they are buying to go through their own application/vetting process.