(ST. LOUIS, MISSIOURI) - Workers employed at a Lush Cosmetics store at the St. Louis Galleria Mall in St. Louis have voted to join United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 655 - which marks the first Lush Cosmetics store in Missouri to Unionize.

The Employees said they decided to Unionize “for a voice in the workplace” and their decision reflects the belief that forming a Union is in their best interest and aligns with the company’s stated corporate values, UFCW Representatives said.

Harshini Abbaraju, a Lush Cosmetics Employee who has worked for the company in three States and is now employed at the St. Louis Galleria Mall, said: “Lush is very open about supporting animal rights, environmental justice and human rights.  Now they need to put their money where their mouth is and recognize our Union, because there are no human rights without Workers’ Rights.  That’s their ethos.  Because that’s their ethos, and because our Union will allow us to assert our dignity in the workplace, the company should have no problem working with us to get a strong, first contract.”

In addition to the new Lush Cosmetics Unit in St. Louis, the UFCW also represents Lush Cosmetics Workers in Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky, who are Members of UFCW Local 22, and Lush Cosmetics Workers in Friendswood, Texas, who are Members of UFCW Local 455.

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