Labor Relations Radio, E83—Trader Joe’s Employees Speak Out About Unionization

A rare, behind-the-scenes look at how some workers are being pulled into unions.

Episode Summary: Nearly a year after the first Trader Joe’s store in the nation became unionized in Hadley, Massachusetts, two Trader Joe’s employees, Michael Alcorn and Les Stratford, share the details of the union’s deceptive tactics before the NLRB election, as well as what’s happened since, and the ongoing lack of union transparency.

Related:

• Trader Joe's union is not what we bargained for
• Bloomberg Law: Time It Takes To Negotiate First Contracts Has Gone From 409 To 465 Days

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