Trader Joe’s Massachusetts workers vote to join the union in one store
Comment on this story Suspension Trader Joe’s workers at a store in Hadley, Massachusetts, voted 45 to 31 to join a union, becoming the first to do so at that company, according to the National Labor Relations Board. The union victory in western Massachusetts follows a wave of successful union campaigning this year at prominent long-running union employers, such as Starbucks And the Amazon And the apple and REI. Union victories can produce a ripple effect across employers and industries, encouraging new workers to organize. Petitions for this year’s union elections are on track to achieve their goal The highest level Within a decade, a hot labor market gave workers greater influence over their employers. Trader Joe’s workers at the Hadley store cited deteriorating benefits, health and safety concerns about the pandemic, and a push as an incentive to form an independent union in their store. Some workers in the store earn $16 an hour. The minimum wage in Massachusetts is $14.25 an hour.
Trader Joe’s Massachusetts workers vote to join the union in one store
Comment on this story Suspension Trader Joe’s workers at a store in Hadley, Massachusetts, voted 45 to 31 to join a union, becoming the first to do so at that company, according to the National Labor Relations Board. The union victory in western Massachusetts follows a wave of successful union campaigning this year at prominent long-running union employers, such as Starbucks And the Amazon And the apple and REI. Union victories can produce a ripple effect across employers and industries, encouraging new workers to organize. Petitions for this year’s union elections are on track to achieve their goal The highest level Within a decade, a hot labor market gave workers greater influence over their employers. Trader Joe’s workers at the Hadley store cited deteriorating benefits, health and safety concerns about the pandemic, and a push as an incentive to form an independent union in their store. Some workers in the store earn $16 an hour. The minimum wage in Massachusetts is $14.25 an hour.