{"id":62558,"date":"2025-08-11T15:02:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T19:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?post_type=victories&p=62558"},"modified":"2025-08-11T15:02:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T19:02:56","slug":"hm-workers-in-michigan-make-history-by-joining-local-876","status":"publish","type":"victories","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/actions\/victories\/hm-workers-in-michigan-make-history-by-joining-local-876\/","title":{"rendered":"H&M Workers in Michigan Make History by Joining Local 876"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On July 25, workers at the H&M store in historic downtown Detroit voted unanimously to join UFCW Local 876, marking the first time H&M workers have unionized in Michigan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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These workers filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board on July 3 after being denied voluntary recognition by H&M. After winning their union election on July 25, they now join the other 2,000 H&M workers represented by the UFCW and RWDSU.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cDuring the heat wave earlier this summer, the air conditioning in the store was out for weeks,\u201d said Stephanie Kennedy, who is a part-time sales advisor at H&M Detroit and served as a member of the organizing committee. \u201cOur jobs are physically demanding, so we had to push heavy totes filled with clothing while the temperature in the store neared 90 degrees. After it was clear that the company wasn\u2019t listening to our concerns, my co-workers and I stood together to say we wanted to vote to join a union. I\u2019m excited that we won and can now join the other 2,000 H&M workers represented by UFCW\/RWDSU.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to negotiating with H&M because we need better pay, a safer workplace, and stability at our job,\u201d said Alexis Byrd<\/strong>, who is a part-time sales advisor at H&M Detroit and served as a member of the organizing committee. \u201cAt the end of the day, we are the face of the company to customers, and our value to H&M should be reflected in our pay and working conditions. H&M says it wants to be a great place to work. We\u2019re going to hold them to that and make sure they\u2019re practicing what they preach. We know the company can provide security, fix problems quickly, and pay us more. I\u2019m glad we now have a union to make sure they do better.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to welcome workers from H&M Detroit into the UFCW family and the 18,000 workers represented by UFCW Local 876,\u201d said UFCW International Vice President and UFCW Local 876 President Dan Pedersen<\/strong>. \u201cThese workers should be proud of being the first ones to unionize an H&M store in Michigan. They were determined to join a union because they knew that it meant better pay, better benefits, and better working conditions. We look forward to supporting them as they negotiate a strong, first contract with H&M.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On July 25, workers at the H&M store in historic downtown Detroit voted unanimously to join UFCW Local 876, marking the first time H&M workers have unionized in Michigan. These workers filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board on July 3 after being denied voluntary recognition by H&M. 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