Tell REI to Stop Union Busting
REI has been union busting ever since we started unionizing our stores, and they need to know that shoppers across the country won’t stand for this behavior! Please sign our petition and demand that REI Leadership negotiate a contract in good faith by the end of this year.
We’re asking for your help because enough is enough. We’ve been fighting for years to reach a first contract, and REI won’t even meet us halfway. They claim they “start from a place of respect and believe we can “go further together.” Yet, they fight against us at every turn - refusing to hear our ideas for a more equitable workplace. It’s time we gather as many signatures as possible and show the REI board that thousands of shoppers value a unionized workforce!
REI’s Union Busting Explained
A recent HuffPost investigation shows that workers at REI Austin have endured gross sexual harassment while organizing their store. Then, when they've spoken out against this behavior, they've faced intimidation, retaliation, and unfair termination from their management.
Workers should NEVER have to deal with this kind of backlash after standing up for each other and demanding they be treated with dignity - but this is the reality at REI. We face union busting nearly every day, despite our Co-op’s claims that they start from a place of respect.