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	"author_name": "REI Union",
	"author_url": "https://actionnetwork.org/groups/rei-union",
	"title": "Co-ops and Co-op Members: Tell the REI Co-op Board to Stop Union Busting and Bargain A Fair Contract!",
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	"description": "REI Co-op, the outdoor recreation retail company, claims to do business differently than the average big corporation. The company’s website states that being a member-owned cooperative allows them “to focus on shared values, not share values.” In its “Co-op Way,” REI states that these values include “going further together” and “courageously embracing change.” When workers at REI’s SoHo location became the first to unionize in 2022, they hoped that REI would embody these values as the company entered a new chapter in which workers actually have a voice on the job. But REI’s response was – and continues to be – a betrayal of basic Co-op values. Immediately, REI launched an aggressive union busting campaign. REI workers across the country have bravely continued their unionization efforts, but REI’s union busting also continues even as ten stores have unionized. For over two years at the bargaining table, REI has refused to negotiate in good faith. Workers who unionized in March 2022 are still nowhere near a first contract agreement. REI continues to enact unilateral changes to working conditions across the “Co-op,” refusing to bargain with their union workers as they are obligated to do under federal labor law. As members of the US cooperative movement, we are outraged to learn that REI continues to market itself as a “Co-op” while refusing to uphold the values so dear to those of us in the co-op movement. We are joining together to demand that REI stop union busting and negotiate in good faith with their union workers to reach a fair first contract by the end of 2024. We are proud to be in solidarity with the U.S. Federation of Worker Co-ops (USFWC) in building a US cooperative movement that respects workers, and we are calling on all cooperative organizations across the country to join us in calling out union busting and bad faith bargaining as anti-cooperative behavior. We also denounce REI and any other union busting company’s use of “co-op” branding that uses our shared principles to launder their reputation. Cooperation includes cooperating with your workers to bargain a contract. Please sign our petition in solidarity with the REI Union and share with fellow members of our Co-op movement!",
	"url": "https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/usfwc-rei-union-petition"
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