Shoshy Ciment at Footwear News reports on REI’s grassroots Unionization efforts that are spreading across the Outdoor Retailer’s stores across the U.S.  Employees at a Boston REI store recently voted in favor of Unionizing their location.  “The pandemic seems to have sort of changed the Labor Environment in a way that sort of opened up an opportunity for Unions,” said John Logan, a Labor Professor at San Francisco State University. “Particular kinds of Workers are very attracted to the idea of organizing right now as a result of the way they were treated during the pandemic.”

To Directly Access This Organizing Labor News Story, Go To: Why REI’s Grassroots Unionization Efforts Are Spreading Across the Fleet ‘Like Wildfire’ (yahoo.com)