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Five workers at a Dollar General in Connecticut will vote on unionization. Discount retailer posted $2.7 billion in profit last year

Angry about wages, paid time off and other issues, the store’s nonmanagement workforce — down from six a week ago when one worker says he was fired — are among the first to seek a union at Dollar General, a 46-state chain of nearly 17,700 stores that boosted sales and profit during the pandemic.

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Dollar General at center of labor unrest controversy after frustrated workers walk off job in Maine citing low wages and understaffed stores

Dollar General at center of labor unrest controversy after frustrated workers walk off job in Maine citing low wages and understaffed stores
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Dollar General employees quit in protest over understaffing and low pay at a store in Eliot, Maine.
"They figured that they had me trapped in a job that I couldn't get out of. To some degree they were right," one worker told Insider.
The walkout at the Dollar General follows much labor unrest in the state in recent months.
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But when he closed up shop on May 3, he knew he wouldn't be going back.

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Dollar General Faces Labor Unrest As Workers Quit Jobs in Maine Store

But when he closed up shop on May 3, he knew he wouldn't be going back.
Erikson and his fellow employees walked out of the store that day, leaving signs on the windows highlighting what they say were unacceptable working conditions at the retailer.
He said that understaffing, low wages, and frustration over a lack of communication from the company's district management ultimately led to his decision to move on. In total, two employees and a manager quit the store, leaving one sole staffer remaining.
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Workers at a Maine Dollar General quit with a splash, 'speak truth to power'

Workers at a Maine Dollar General quit with a splash, 'speak truth to power'
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