Staff at All Fired Up, a Washington, D.C. Paint-Your-Own Pottery Store, have won their National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Election to form a Union with Service Employees International Union’s (SEIU) Workers United. Workers, under the name All Fired Up Workers United, voted unanimously to Unionize. Staff cited low wages and a lack of benefits as core motivation for their effort. Despite a lack of support from the business owner, sudden layoffs after the public announcement of the Union Drive and concerning comments made by the owner’s family during the election, the Workers stood strong and refused to back down. “All Fired Up Workers United is proud to announce our workers unanimously voted “Yes!” for the Union at today’s (NLRB) facilitated election,” the Union said in a Social Media post. “Big thanks to all of our Workers who voted, (Workers United, Mid-Atlantic Regional Joint Board) for their support and expertise, and (Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America) for cheering us on. We’re excited to prepare for contract negotiations! The real work is about to begin.”

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