Schnucks to cut 190 union warehouse jobs in Bridgeton

Supermarket chain Schnucks is laying off 190 union warehouse workers in Bridgeton.

Mike Goebel, secretary and treasurer of Teamsters Local 688, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch the workers who receive benefits and are paid between $14 and $22 an hour would be replaced by third-party workers who earn $10-$11 an hour without benefits.

A 915,000-square-foot distribution center opening in July would be operated by a third-party logistics company.

“We have outgrown our Bridgeton warehouses; they are very old, and as a result, inefficient by today’s standards,” Schnucks officials said in a statement. “The new facility offers an efficient layout that nearly doubles the space we currently have. It also increases service capabilities because of its improved design.”

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