{"id":64601,"date":"2026-05-04T08:35:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?post_type=press_releases&p=64601"},"modified":"2026-05-04T13:51:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T17:51:03","slug":"boycott-rei-union-to-boycott-co-ops-anniversary-sale-may-15-25","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/press-releases\/boycott-rei-union-to-boycott-co-ops-anniversary-sale-may-15-25\/","title":{"rendered":"BOYCOTT: REI Union to Boycott Co-op\u2019s Anniversary Sale, May 15-25"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After another round of bad faith bargaining by REI, workers and co-op members announce boycott of REI\u2019s biggest sale of the year <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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70,000 REI workers and shoppers have pledged to boycott REI\u2019s Anniversary Sale to date<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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WASHINGTON, D.C.<\/strong> \u2013 <\/strong>Today, the REI Union<\/u><\/a><\/strong> announced a boycott of the outdoor retailer\u2019s Anniversary Sale, set to take place May 15 through 25, after contract negotiations concluded this week without a fair contract offer. Following four years of REI\u2019s unrelenting union-busting campaign, workers at the 11 unionized REI stores are taking this critical step with the backing of 70,000 REI Co-op members who have already pledged<\/u><\/a> not to shop during REI\u2019s A Sale if the company continued to bargain in bad faith. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Alex Pollitt, a REI worker at the co-op\u2019s Bellingham, WA store,<\/strong> said: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cREI has refused to offer us a fair contract, despite our willingness to compromise, and instead has insisted on provisions that would prevent more workers from joining the REI Union and that would ban us from speaking out. Their anti-union stance is deeply incompatible with the values REI claims to profess. The company has left us no choice but to boycott.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cCo-op members have stood by the REI Union every step of the way, and this boycott is no different. We already have tremendous support from the public and we are going to make it loud and clear that we will not back down. We will continue to fight for the wages, benefits, and working conditions we have earned. Boycott REI!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Jeff Rosemeyer, a REI worker at the co-op\u2019s Castleton, IN store,<\/strong> said: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cCo-op members need to know that REI isn\u2019t just anti-union \u2013 the co-op is accelerating its use of AI, pushing high-interest-rate store credit cards on shoppers, and cozying up to the Trump Administration. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cAll we want is a fair contract so we can be a part of putting REI back on the right path. I work here because of my love for the outdoors, but that love doesn\u2019t pay the bills. Since the company won\u2019t listen to us at the bargaining table, boycotting the Anniversary Sale is the only way to make them hear our demands.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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REI\u2019s Anniversary Sale occurs every May and is the retailer\u2019s largest event of the year. Contact <\/strong>press@ufcw.org<\/u><\/a><\/strong> to arrange interviews with REI Union workers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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