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Labor News & Commentary November 17, 2023 REI hit with unfair labor practice charges
https://onlabor.org/november-17-2023/
By Julio Colby
Julio Colby is a student at Harvard Law School.
In Today’s News & Commentary: REI hit with unfair labor practice charges and Starbucks faced with country-wide strikes for failing to bargain in good faith.
On Tuesday, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union and United Food and Commercial Workers filed unfair labor practice charges against REI for refusing to bargain in good faith at eight stores across the country. According to the charges, REI wouldn’t meet with the union at a reasonable frequency and “stalled negotiations to avoid reaching an agreement on working conditions with the union.” The charges also include claims that REI unilaterally changed working conditions, including switching to a new scheduling system, updating attendance and dress code policies, disciplining workers who for unscheduled breaks, and banning workers from discussing nonwork matters on Microsoft Teams, all without contacting the union. The company also fired workers without giving the unions a chance to bargain over their terminations. 80 ULPs have now been filed against REI since union organizing campaigns first started at the outdoor goods company’s stores last spring.
FULL story at link above.