A group of employees had been working with the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union since April, meeting weekly to build an organizing strategy.
Concerned shoppers in Union Square realize the Trader Joe's wine store has closed its doors.Workers at the Trader Joe’s Wine Shop in Union Square were getting ready to file for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board when the company abruptly closed its store last week, according to interviews with several employees Thursday.
“My first thought was that they had found out that we were intending to submit cards [proving that a majority of employees wanted to unionize],” Robert “Rab” Bradlea told Gothamist. “Trader Joe’s respects our crew’s right to support a union – or not,” Trader Joe’s spokeswoman Nakia Rohde told Gothamist in an email. “Our decision to close the Union Square wine shop resulted from a long-term review of how best to optimize our one and only license to sell wine in New York state, and to best meet the needs of our grocery customers in the neighborhood.”
Dave Young, a spokesperson for the UFCW, said the union is ready to pursue legal action against the store.
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