@misc the timing is definitely crap, but I haven’t clearly seen that “crushing the union” was their motivation. From what I’ve heard, it seems more like it was just one thing too many, and after ~30 years they decided it was time to be done.

It sucks that playing ball w/ the union was the straw that broke the camel’s back, but unless you know otherwise, it seems to be lacking any anti-union animus.

@misc I hear that, though I read your post as meaning “they decided to close b/c a union was forming” not “they decided to retire b/c of many things, including a union starting up”.

Different vibe, y’know? I just don’t want folks getting super angry at the Darwins when maybe this wasn’t really about the union even if it’s in the mix.

@jeffbyrnes

lol, bro

@ceresbzns they ran their cafes for 30 years, and spent the last 3 years dealing with Covid. They’re hardly the only restauranteurs to throw in the towel recently.

But yeah, the union forming & so on makes it iffy.

I tend to look for the best in folks, so my jury’s still out here 🤷

I’ve been a customer for almost decade, myself, so I’d much rather have seen them figure it out or sell to the union. Hearing about some of them trying to take over 1 location is heartening!