Clark collected dues from members in stores but did not process grievances or listen to complaints. When Zalesak worked at the Madison Kroger store, the head meat cutter told him to punch out at 5 p.m. and then clean up. Zalesak complained to Clark. Clark came to the store's meat department and loudly repeated Zalesak's claim in the presence of the head meat cutter and other employees. “I thought to myself, 'Oh, my God! How diplomatic!'” Clark then left the store. “I went through the most two miserable weeks I ever did work for anybody.” On one occasion, Zalesak, who was well-known for the quality of his ground meat, had about 20 trays of hamburger ready for the meat wrapper to wrap and display. When the wrapper had put perhaps 50 packages in the case, she returned to say the head meat cutter wanted him to add more fat to all the meat he had ground. He did as he was told.
