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June 9, 2022

Workers Attempt to Organize First-Ever Union at Trader Joe's
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Workers at a Trader Joe's supermarket in western Massachusetts have
filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board. If
they're successful, the workers will create the first union at Trader
Joe's, a company with more than 50,000 employees nationwide. Workers
want health and safety concerns addressed, and want to reverse recent
cuts to their benefits. The employees seek to form an independent union,
called Trader Joe's United, rather than affiliate with an established
labor organization.


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