Labor Relations Radio, E102—Unionized Trader Joe's Employees Explain the Efforts to Decertify Trader Joe's United

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Trader Joe's employees Michael Alcorn and Les Stratford return to Labor Relations Radio and explain the rationale behind the effort to decertify Trader Joe's United.
Since becoming unionized more than 16 months ago, employees of a Trader Joe’s store in Hadley, Massachusetts have not seen any benefits to unionization.

Now, they want to decertify Trader Joe’s United.

“Crew members at the grocery store are accusing the union of spreading misinformation and trying to drive a wedge between workers and management,” the Amherst Bulletin reported on Wednesday.

“The constant defamation against our captain, our mates and our employer has become tiresome and unjust,” the group stated in a release Friday announcing the push for decertification.
“It’s just getting progressively worse,” Les Stratford, a 10-year employee, said Monday.
“We’re losing people who can’t handle the stress.”He said the union has a habit of “shading stuff with media,” which he called disconcerting.

In this episode of Labor Relations Radio, Trader Joe’s employees Michael Alcorn and Les Stratford return to the podcast to share why they are spearheading efforts to decertify Trader Joe’s United.

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• Group of Trader Joe’s workers in Hadley pushes to decertify new union
• Some Hadley Trader Joe’s workers press to decertify union
• Labor Relations Radio, E83—Trader Joe’s Employees Speak Out About Unionization
• Trader Joe's union is not what we bargained for

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