By Chris Isidore, CNN BusinessWorkers at an Home Depot store in Philadelphia have filed to have a vote to be represented by a union. in Philadelphia, has about 275 employees, according to the filing by an independent union, Home Depot Workers United, which is seeking the vote. Vincent Quile, the lead organizer of the group, said he was inspired to seek union representation by successful union representation votes at an Amazon distribution center in Staten Island, New York, the first union win at the online retailing giant, and more than 200 successful votes at various Starbucks locations nationwide. Home Depot issued a statement saying it will work with the union vote process, but that it doesn’t support the union’s organizing efforts. Only 4.4% of retail workers are members of a union, according to Labor Department data, compared to 6.1% of private sector workers overall, and 10.3% of all US workers.

Source: CNN September 24, 2022 05:06 UTC