Last year, the independent, fledgling union Trader Joe’s United accomplished what had never been done before: It formed the chain’s first unionized store, in Massachusetts, then its second, in Minnesota. Over the past two years, U.S. workers have notched breakthrough organizing victories at highly recognizable companies, including Trader Joe’s, Amazon, Starbucks, Chipotle and the outdoor retailer REI. Seth Goldstein, a lawyer for both Trader Joe’s United and the Amazon Labor Union, credited Trader Joe’s for at least meeting with its union. Members and supporters of Starbucks Workers United protest outside of a Starbucks store in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 16. Trader Joe’s employees and union activists hold a rally April 18 at a Trader Joe’s in lower Manhattan in support of forming a union at the store.

Source: Huffington Post December 02, 2023 19:10 UTC