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The incident shows how aggressively the liberal-branded retailer is responding to union organizing -- and how low-level managers are caught in the middle.
With nine stores and counting now organized, workers say the popular cooperative risks damaging its reputation in a prolonged contract fight.
Unionized workers at Amazon, Starbucks, Trader Joe’s and REI have accused their employers of refusing to bargain. “That's absolutely part of their strategy."
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This marks the third REI outpost to unionize over the past year.
The Cleveland area store would be the outdoor retailer’s third to unionize in the past year.
They follow in the footsteps of REI workers in New York City who formed a union earlier this year.
The event, "A New Labor Movement," delved into the wave of union organizing that has come to high-profile employers this year.
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