Patagonia workers in Reno successfully unionized after the company took a different approach by not engaging in union-busting tactics. Trader Joe's labor union won a trademark dispute victory. However, Trader Joe's faced accusations of violating labor laws and failing to enforce safety standards by the National Labor Relations Board.
The National Labor Relations Board has accused the company of failing to enforce safety standards in its stores and illegally trying to suppress the organization of workers. https://t.co/eJGzU2xprd
Trader Joe's violated federal labor law by threatening workers at a Kentucky store with the elimination of raises over their potential backing for an independent union, according to National Labor Relations Board prosecutors' complaint obtained by Law360. https://t.co/IMuNgq9Ntt https://t.co/DKCrz4FWcT
Trader Joe’s Labor Union Bags a Victory in Trademark Dispute https://t.co/NxW0wJqoTG
Trader Joe’s Labor Union Bags a Victory in Trademark Dispute https://t.co/N3FROtkri7 | by @DorseyWhitney
When workers at a Patagonia in Reno said they were unionizing, the company did something unusual — they didn't union-bust. Workers say there were no captive audience meetings, and no pressure to reject the union. Then, workers won their union election. https://t.co/xL9sB2FfZt