The whole reason they are eliminating night crew is because they're greedy. The huge PERMANENT tax cut they just received last year wasn't enough for them. By cutting 3rd shift they won't have to pay shift premium across the board. But don't think for one minute the associates will see better wages or benefits. They never do.
Exactly what @YGmsMFW-1ykp said. There is no need for this. Even if there was a need for something like this before, it was wiped out with tax breaks. And yet here we are. Pure greed. And complete disregard of employees.