Home Depot workers file petition to form company’s first storewide union
WORKERS FORMING UNIONS HAS SEEN RECENT MOMENTUM.
HOME DEPOT WORKERS IN PHILADELPHIA ARE ALSO LOOKING TO MAKE THE TRANSITION.
THEY FILED A PETITION WITH THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD TO FORM THE FIRST STORE-WIDE UNION WITHIN THE COMPANY.
THE EMPLOYEE LEADING THE PETITION SAID DISCONTENT WITH COMPENSATION AND WORKING CONDITIONS DURING THE PANDEMIC — PROMPTED THE PUSH FOR UNIONIZATION.
A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE COMPANY — SAYING THEY DON’T BELIEVE THIS IS THE SOLUTION.
COMPANIES SOMETIMES TAKE THIS POSITION AS IT CREATES A MIDDLE MAN BETWEEN THE EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE.
WORKER DISCONTENT DURING THE PANDEMIC HAS LED TO LABOR MOVEMENTS AT SEVERAL MAJOR U-S COMPANIES.
AMAZON WORKERS AT A STATEN ISLAND WAREHOUSE VOTED IN FAVOR OF UNIONIZING BACK IN APRIL — AND AT LEAST 238 U.S. STARBUCKS STORES HAVE UNIONIZED OVER THE PAST YEAR.