The REI Union National Steering Committee held a “board meeting” zoom call with workers from all ten unionized stores across the country. This open union “board meeting” came on the heels of REI’s annual privately held corporate board meeting, which notoriously excludes Co-Op members and workers from participating in a real way. During the call, workers reviewed the company’s union busting practices, and gave a status update on the glacial pace of union contract negotiations. A recording of the event and additional supporting reference documents can be viewed and used by the media here.

Today, members of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), joined by retail workers from across New York state, gathered on zoom to share stories and issues of retail violence in their workplaces with the media. Workers came together in the middle of Workplace Violence Awareness month to call for action on a critical piece of legislation that would provide significant protections for retail workers, the Retail Worker Safety Act S. 8358A / A. 8947A.

Today, Congressman Andy Kim announced the endorsement of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union in his race for U.S. Senate. RWDSU represents 10,000 members across the state who work in a wide range of retail stores including clothing and jewelry stores, as well as automotive service, parts and accessory stores, supermarkets, warehouses, manufacturing, and in the public sector in New Jersey.

In March, 20 workers at a brand new H&M store – in downtown NYC in SoHo - joined Local 1102, and they’ve already ratified their first contract, guaranteeing paid time off, sick days, medical coverage, and more. Local 1102 now represents H&M workers at 15 locations throughout Manhattan and Long Island, New York.