{"id":51880,"date":"2023-04-06T18:50:42","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T18:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?post_type=victories&#038;p=51880"},"modified":"2023-04-06T18:50:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T18:50:43","slug":"more-bobs-discount-furniture-workers-join-local-328","status":"publish","type":"victories","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/actions\/victories\/more-bobs-discount-furniture-workers-join-local-328\/","title":{"rendered":"More Bob\u2019s Discount Furniture Workers Join Local 328"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Workers at the Bob\u2019s Discount Furniture store in North Dartmouth, Mass., voted to join UFCW Local 328 on March 15.<\/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=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 18 workers, who are employed as guest experience specialists, joined our union family because they were concerned about workplace issues such as changes to the bonus structure and wanted a voice in the workplace. They also wanted the same benefits as their unionized colleagues at the Bob\u2019s Discount Furniture store in Attleboro, who joined UFCW Local 328 in 2014.<\/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=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo protect our jobs and futures from endless changes, we must protect ourselves with a contract,\u201d said Karen Coyne, who works at Bob\u2019s Discount Furniture in North Dartmouth.<\/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=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UFCW Local 328\u2019s campaign to organize these workers included worksite visits, support from other locals that represent Bob\u2019s Discount Furniture members, as well as from the Bob\u2019s Discount Furniture workers in Attleboro. 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