‘Hypocritical’: environmental groups blocking union efforts, US workers say

A wave of unionization has swept the non-profit sector - but workers say they are experiencing aggressive opposition and retaliation

Workers at some of the top environmental organizations in the US are calling out their managers as incredibly hypocritical" as they argue the progressive non-profits are fighting workers' efforts to unionize.

A wave of unionization efforts has swept the non-profit sector as part of a renewed national enthusiasm for unionization. Shortly into the Covid-19 pandemic, workers at 350.org, Sunrise Movement, the National Audubon Society, Defenders of Wildlife, Greenpeace USA, the Public Interest Network and the Center for Biological Diversity unionized.