Trader Joe’s workers push to unionize amid wave of organizing efforts
by Michael Sainato from US news | The Guardian on (#5ZHF9)
Branch in Hadley, Massachusetts, would be the first unionized store out of more than 530 locations in the US
Organizers have begun a unionization campaign at the upscale supermarket chain Trader Joe's after workers at a branch in Hadley, Massachusetts, announced they were forming a union and intend to file a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to hold an election.
It would be the first unionized Trader Joe's store out of more than 530 locations in the US. Workers are organizing independently, citing the similar framework of the Amazon Labor Union, which is not affiliated with traditional, established labor unions.
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