Trader Joe’s workers in Minneapolis won their union in a landslide vote August 12, making theirs the second store to go with the new, independent Trader Joe’s United. The win raises the question of whether the grocer, with its 530 locations and progressive image, could be the next Starbucks. It seems that Trader Joe’s management is considering becoming the next Starbucks in a
Employees at New Seasons' Slabtown location on Northwest Raleigh St. and 22nd Ave. filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Monday. The store is the fourth New Seasons location in the Portland metro region to move to unionize in the past three months, and the third to specifically join the effort for an independent union, dubbed the New Seasons Labor Union. Workers organizing the union effort at the Slabtown.
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Workers at a third New Seasons grocery store have joined the burgeoning labor organizing efforts. On Thursday, employees at the grocery chain's Sellwood location filed a petition to join the New Seasons Labor Union (NSLU) with the National Labor Relations Board on Thursday. "We're tired of being unable to bring any issues to management," said Jakob Parsons, a grocery clerk at the Sellwood store. "It’s accepted among workers that, if you try, you’re not going.
New Seasons management didn't wait long after receiving their workers' petition to unionize to kick off a campaign meant to undermine the labor movement. On Friday, the day employees at the New Seasons "Seven Corners" location at SE Division and 20th filed their intent to unionize, workers placed handmade zines in the store's break room for workers that included information about what to expect from the unionizing process. That weekend, the zines had disappeared, and.