{"id":49935,"date":"2022-08-16T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?post_type=actions&#038;p=49935"},"modified":"2026-08-31T10:29:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T14:29:33","slug":"trader-joes-union","status":"publish","type":"actions","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/actions\/campaign\/trader-joes-union\/","title":{"rendered":"Trader Joe&#8217;s Union"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Trader Joe&#8217;s Crew Members Deserve a Union.  <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">UFCW, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/who-we-represent\/grocery\/\">America\u2019s grocery union<\/a>, proudly supports Trader Joe\u2019s Crew Members unionizing across the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout the pandemic, grocery workers everywhere have faced countless health and safety hazards at work. Through it all, you\u2019ve kept our communities running and are the reason why Trader Joe\u2019s remains profitable. Your work has always been essential, and you deserve respect \u2013 not diminishing benefits and stagnant wages.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Crew Members across the country are coming together to unionize at their Trader Joe\u2019s stores for real job security, transparency from the company, a voice at work, living wages, and guaranteed benefits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 contained-block module-padding\" data-module=\"gallery\">\n    <h2 class=\"gamma\"><\/h2>\n    <div class=\"tw-flex tw-flex-wrap\">\n                                                                                                                            <div class=\"tw-mb-12  tw-w-full\">\n                        <a\n                            aria-label=\"Why We're Unionizing Our Trader Joe's\"\n                            href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HTtEM1E0mjE\"\n                            class=\"relative block\"\n                            data-lity>\n                            <div data-id=\"video-holder-413053369\" class=\"play-button tw-w-full tw-aspect-ratio-16\/9 tw-relative \">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                                    alt=\"\"\n                                    class=\"tw-absolute tw-object-cover tw-w-full tw-h-full\"\n                                    src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2022\/08\/TJs-wine-shop-YT-thumbnail.jpg\"\n                                    data-object-fit=\"cover\"\n                                >\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                    \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">When we all use our voices, we can make real change happen at Trader Joe\u2019s. Learn more about how you can join your coworkers and help make Trader Joe\u2019s a better place to work. 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You deserve real job security. A union contract makes sure there are policies and procedures in place to protect you against unjust termination and discipline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"156\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2022\/04\/benefit-icon-voice-white-outline.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48693\" style=\"width:39px;height:39px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2022\/04\/benefit-icon-voice-white-outline.png 156w, https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2022\/04\/benefit-icon-voice-white-outline-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 156px) 100vw, 156px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>A Voice at Trader Joe\u2019s<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">You are the reason Trader Joe\u2019s continues to thrive, and you deserve a say in how its success is shared. When you and your coworkers start a union, you have a voice on the job and the ability to negotiate a contract that improves your working conditions and gets you the benefits you deserve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2020\/09\/Large-wages.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37718\" style=\"width:44px;height:41px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Living Wages &amp; Guaranteed Raises<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Trader Joe\u2019s is profitable because of the hard work you and your coworkers do each day. Your work has value, and that value should be reflected in your paycheck. As inflation rises so should your wages. That\u2019s why we work with our members to get set pay scales and yearly raises guaranteed in their contracts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"button\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/p2a.co\/tAPVlMM\">Tell Trader Joe&#8217;s: Stop Union-Busting!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"container limited module-padding\" data-module=\"featured-actions\">\n    \n            <h3 class=\"iota\">Trader Joe\u2019s Workers Decided To Unionize. The Company Abruptly Closed Their Store.<\/h3>\n    \n          <div class=\"rich-text\">\n        <p><div style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"float: left; padding-right: 20px; padding bottom: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2022\/08\/trader-joes-union-wine-shop-news-header.jpg\" width=\"267\" height=\"200\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: clear;\">\n<p>NEW YORK, NY. \u2014 Workers at the Trader Joe\u2019s Wine Shop in Manhattan spent the last four months laying the groundwork to unionize their store. A small organizing committee met regularly to discuss strategy around building support to join the United Food and Commercial Workers union, and they planned to go public with their effort the week of Aug. 15.<\/p>\n<p>But in the early morning hours of Aug. 11, Trader Joe\u2019s abruptly informed them it was closing the popular wine shop, its only one in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>Robert \u201cRab\u201d Bradlea, a worker at the store and member of the committee, was blindsided when he woke up to texts about the closure last Thursday. Like three other workers from the store interviewed by HuffPost, Bradlea said he sees only one logical reason for it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re hoping this dissuades other workers from doing the same thing we\u2019ve done,\u201d the five-year Trader Joe\u2019s veteran said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    \n      <div class=\"tw-mt-10 tw-mb-12\">\n\n        \n                    <a\n                class=\"btn-alpha btn-navy\"\n                href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/trader-joes-wine-shop-closed-union_n_62fd72cce4b071ea958c5b35\"\n                target=\"_blank\"            >\n                Continue Reading Article On HuffPost\n            <\/a>\n        \n        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"image\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/p2a.co\/tAPVlMM\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/61\/files\/2017\/08\/TJs-wine_shop-petition-P2A-header-no-gradient-1024x537.jpg\" alt=\"Tell Trader Joe's: Stop Union-Busting! 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UFCW, America\u2019s grocery union, proudly supports Trader Joe\u2019s Crew Members unionizing across the country.&nbsp; Throughout the pandemic, grocery workers everywhere have faced countless health and safety hazards at work. Through it all, you\u2019ve kept our communities running and are the reason why Trader Joe\u2019s remains profitable. 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