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Tell Wells Fargo's CEO to respect workers’ right to organize a union

Charles Scharf, Wells Fargo CEO

Tell Wells Fargo to recognize the union!

Send a message of support to Wells Fargo workers in Albuquerque and nationwide by calling on Charles Scharf to stop spending millions on union busting and to respect workers’ right to organize a union.

Workers at the Eldorado Wells Fargo branch in Albuquerque, New Mexico have voted to form the first union ever at the bank, and workers at other locations across the country are rapidly organizing too. But CEO Charles Scharf has been dodgy about committing to not deploying the same union-busting tactics we’ve seen from places like Amazon, Starbucks, and Trader Joe’s.

At a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on December 6, 2023, Scharf claimed Wells Fargo management would “exercise our right to speak with them [employees] to make sure that they make an informed decision” when asked if he would remain neutral if employees wanted to organize. From what we know our coworkers at the Eldorado Branch in Albuquerque just endured, we know this was a promise to union-bust.

Unfortunately, we come to expect CEOs to aggressively oppose workers’ organizing efforts while giving lip service to workers’ organizing rights, so Scharf’s refusal to answer the question speaks volumes. Plus the email that Colleen Canny sent to all branch employees doubles down on their anti-union rhetoric. That’s why we need your help to turn up the heat so he will respect the right of Wells Fargo workers to form a union.

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To: Charles Scharf, Wells Fargo CEO
From: [Your Name]

We the undersigned are asking you to stop spending millions on hiring union busting law firms like Littler Mendelson and recognize the union at the Eldorado Wells Fargo branch and to begin negotiations without delay. We are also calling for you to publicly pledge to remain neutral and refrain from any future union-busting tactics against Wells Fargo workers who are organizing.
When workers decide if they want union representation, it is their right to freely choose between a union or no union. It is not a choice between the union or Wells Fargo, and the opinion of company executives therefore has no place in the process.
As a wave of recent organizing has swept through the U.S., it is not workers who have created antagonistic work environments, but rather the decisions companies have made in their reaction to fight against their employees exercising their rights. This anti-union meddling is both harmful and unnecessary.
By contrast, when workers at Beneficial State Bank recently sought to organize, their bank agreed to stay neutral early in the process and was vocal about their support of their workers’ right to choose freely. Now they have successfully negotiated their first union contract that promotes a workplace of mutual respect.
In order for workers’ voices to be truly heard, Wells Fargo management must respect and negotiate with the union that workers have formed and pledge to not interfere in any way with employees’ decision on whether to form a union. It is the workers’ choice