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Employees at a Trader Joe\u2019s location in Hadley, Massachusetts, voted Thursday in favor of forming the chain\u2019s first-ever union. The final count was 45 to 31, according to the Associated Press<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis victory is historic, but not a surprise,\u201d the independent union Trader Joe\u2019s United tweeted after the vote. \u201cSince the moment we announced our campaign, a majority of the crew have enthusiastically supported our union, and despite the company\u2019s best efforts to bust us, our majority has never wavered.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Trader Joe\u2019s corporate office now has seven days to respond to the vote. It is not yet clear whether management will file an objection; however, the company has already released a statement defending the pay, benefits, and favorable working environment that its employees enjoy. The statement opened the door to the possibility of negotiations nonetheless.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are prepared to immediately begin discussions with union representatives for the employees at this store to negotiate a contract,\u201d company spokesperson Nakia Rohde said. \u201cWe are willing to use any current union contract for a multi-state grocery company with stores in the area. . . as a template to negotiate a new structure for the employees in this store; including pay, retirement, healthcare, and working conditions such as scheduling and job flexibility.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Employees affiliated with at least two other Trader Joe\u2019s locations are also launching unionization campaigns. Workers at a Minneapolis store have scheduled a vote for August 11 and 12. And earlier this week, the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 filed a union election petition with the National Labor Relations Board on behalf of Trader Joe\u2019s employees at a location in Boulder, Colorado.<\/p>\n

The success of Trader Joe\u2019s United in Western Massachusetts follows similar moves by employees at Apple, Amazon, and Starbucks, where workers at more than 200 company-owned coffeeshops have voted in favor of unions since last December, according to The New York Times<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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