After their third consecutive day of booing potential applicants away from Market Basket job fairs, protesters claim they are winning — but acknowledged the prolonged dispute is putting pressure on their families.
"If they end up hiring all of the two dozen people who made it inside today they can put one of them at every third store and see how well that works out for them," said Steve Paulenka, a recently fired 40-year supervisor who has been on the front lines of the dispute. "I was here both Monday and Tuesday, and I don't think that there were 20 people who went in over those two days."
Angel Rivera, 32, a personal care attendant from Lawrence, made the trip to yesterday's fair at an Andover Market Basket warehouse with his girlfriend but left after he spotted the charged-up mob of people picketing.
"All of this mess here, it's not worth it. I just wanted extra work," he said.
But Jeandri Lizardo, a 17-year-old Lawrence High senior, braved the boos to fill out her application.
"My mom dropped me off and since I saw the angry mob over there, I snuck my way in to go into the office," she said. "I do need the job, and it was their decision to be angry."
The embattled company remained mum yesterday on whether the search for replacements is paying off. Repeated calls to Market Basket management spokespeople were not returned yesterday. The company had advertised an email address for applicants who were unwilling to face the protesters.
Market Basket warehouse workers and drivers are feeling the pinch since they left their jobs July 18.
"They are the ones who have made the ultimate sacrifice for all of us," said Tom Trainor, a fired grocery supervisor.
Gary Hendrigan, 56, a warehouse driver, said he walked off the job out of loyalty to deposed CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, but he's concerned for the financial wellbeing of the younger warehouse workers, some of whom have babies and small children.
"Right now I have enough faith that this is going to work," Hendrigan said. "I have a good savings account. My father taught me well. I can hang in there for a while. Some of the younger guys can't."
Michael Perez, 27, a fired five-year poultry selector at the Andover warehouse, said he and the rest of the "chicken room" workers were lining up to support the protesters because "they're like my family" while lamenting the budget crunch the dispute has caused at home.
"I've got two kids and my girlfriend's pregnant. ... It's tough because I'm not well off, but I'm gonna stick it out because I know Artie will take care of me when I go back," Perez said. "You've got this one-percenter who seems to think that just because his pockets are big he can just take over and bully all of us because we're little guys. We want our boss back. We want our CEO back. He's the guy who helps me take care of my two kids."
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