NEW YORK (AP) — Workers at a New York City outpost of the outdoor clothing and equipment seller REI have voted overwhelmingly to join a union. It’s the first of REI’s stores to do so. The National Labor Relations Board said Thursday the vote at the store in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood was 88-14 in favor of being represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. REI says it respects employees’ rights to choose. Other big companies have seen recent union drives. Two Starbucks locations in Buffalo, New York, and one in Mesa, Arizona, voted for unions. Workers at Amazon locations in New York City and Alabama are also pushing for union representation.
REI store in New York City becomes 1st to unionize
