Ellington

Miss Doodle Mae: "Jojo asked me to conduct this emergency staff meeting in response to the state union workers' protest in Wisconsin. I'm here to tell you all that Jojo is on your side like Nationwide Insurance. And, speaking of insurance, as long as Jojo's Discount Dollar Store thrives, Jojo will not force workers to contribute more of their wages into health insurance.

"He understands the law of cause and effect: If you make workers give up their pension, accept lower wages and settle for the life their great-grandparents had, they will go on strike and affect the profits of the business.

"Jojo wants his loyal staff to know that he will not economically exploit his workers like land owners did to sharecroppers during Reconstruction. As a shrewd and progressive entrepreneur, he strives to develop a workplace where employees can work without fear, intimidation and stress. He wants to create an atmosphere of coexistence among his workers, and Jojo believes happy employees are productive.

"Jojo wants the staff to remember these words from a song titled ‘Nature Boy,' sung by the late Nat King Cole: ‘The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.

"I guess Jojo's wish is that corporate CEOs and the elite would apply this poignant verse to the way they deal with their workers.

"Oh well, we've got a community to serve and plenty of work to do at Jojo's Discount Dollar Store."