Trader Joe's employees have
Employees at a Brooklyn store filed Friday for a unionization election, according to the docket of the National Labor Relations Board. Workers are seeking to join Trader Joe's United, the same independent group that prevailed in
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The company, owned by Germany's Albrecht family, has said following the prior votes that it is concerned about the
When the labor board determines that a union has signed up at least 30% of an appropriate potential bargaining unit at a workplace — if the company hasn't voluntarily agreed to recognize the group — the agency holds an election. If the union wins most of the votes, the company is legally required to collectively bargain over working conditions. Reaching a contract for the first time can be a long and arduous process, though, especially when a company wants to avoid encouraging additional organizing at other sites.
Along with Trader Joe's, unions have won landmark election victories over the past year at prominent firms including Amazon,