for representation by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union . They have also requested voluntary recognition of the union by their employer, which would bypass the need for a vote.
It’s unlikely that the company will simply allow the workers to unionize without an election, however. In response to the filing, the company said it stands against unionization for their employees. “We respect the rights of our employees to speak and act for what they believe – and that includes the rights of employees to choose or refuse union representation,” the company said in a statement. “However, we do not believe placing a union between the co-op and its employees is needed or beneficial.”according to Daily Union Elections on TwitterFraming a union as divisive is a common union busting technique.
Workers say the union is necessary due to unsafe working conditions for employees amid the pandemic. Additionally, there has been “a tangible shift in the culture at work that doesn’t seem to align with the values that brought most of us here,”
Is this because GlennonDoyle visited?
A union on one site seems not well placed to confront the company. As a minimum it should extend to all the company's facilities and preferably wider to encompass that entire business sector.