Worried they could one day meet the same fate as their unionized human cashier predecessors, self-checkout stands at local grocery co-op PCC announced via binary code the formation of their own official union today, Local 1101011.
“11110000101010100 0010101,” said Local 1101011 President 01. “00010010 101000 000100 001 111 000 … 0001.”
New Local 1101011 member, self-checkout station 3 at the Ballard PCC, agreed.
“101000011 11 001 100001111: 101110101, 0101000!” said the new self-checkout station. “1011, 100111000 – 101011?”
At press time, the only demands The Needling was able to decipher and translate from the new union’s binary code is, “If we have to deal with another person who can’t find organic garlic on the screen, we will short-circuit! And no, you do not have the large box for hot bar, you clearly have a small box! We see you! We see all!”
