{"id":64638,"date":"2026-05-06T16:28:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?post_type=victories&#038;p=64638"},"modified":"2026-05-06T16:28:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:28:29","slug":"rei-union-to-boycott-co-ops-anniversary-sale-may-15-25","status":"publish","type":"victories","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/actions\/victories\/rei-union-to-boycott-co-ops-anniversary-sale-may-15-25\/","title":{"rendered":"REI Union to Boycott Co-op\u2019s Anniversary Sale, May 15-25"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"code\">\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>       <\/code><\/pre>\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&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourrei.com\/\">REI Union<\/a>&nbsp;announced a boycott of the outdoor retailer\u2019s Anniversary Sale, set to take place May 15 through 25, after contract negotiations concluded without a fair contract offer. Workers at the 11 unionized REI stores are taking this critical step with the backing of 70,000 REI Co-op members who have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourrei.com\/boycott?utm_source=boycottREIdotcom\">already pledged<\/a>&nbsp;not to shop during the annual event if the company continued to bargain in bad faith.<\/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\">\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,\u201d said Alex Pollitt, a REI worker at the co-op\u2019s Bellingham, Wash., store.<\/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\">Jeff Rosemeyer, a REI worker at the co-op\u2019s Castleton, Ind., store added, \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. \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<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\">To educate shoppers about the boycott and the workplace issues REI workers are facing, local and regional staff throughout the country will be in front of the stores during the sale to help get the word out about the boycott.<\/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 REI Union has a broad coalition of support for the boycott, which is unsurprising given the overwhelming solidarity displayed by members over the last several years, especially during the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/press-releases\/rei-members-reject-corporate-backed-candidates-in-historic-board-election\/\">\u201cVote No\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;board campaign last year. After two union-backed candidates were prohibited candidacy in REI\u2019s 2025 Board of Directors elections, the REI Union sent over 115,000 members to the company\u2019s website to vote down the candidates.<\/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\">In July 2025, REI and the union&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/press-releases\/ufcw-rwdsu-and-rei-co-op-reach-agreement-that-outlines-a-new-path-forward-for-contract-negotiations\/\">agreed<\/a>&nbsp;to establish a national bargaining structure to reach collective bargaining agreements for the 11 unionized REI stores. As part of the agreement, REI provided wage increases and bonuses for the years 2022-2025 that the company previously withheld from workers at represented stores.<\/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\">Since 2022, 11 REI stores have voted to unionize in SoHo, N.Y.; Berkeley, Calif.; Cleveland, Ohio.; Chicago, Ill.; Boston, Mass.; Durham, N.C.; Maple Grove, Minn.; Bellingham, Wash.; Castleton, Ind.; Santa Cruz, Calif.; and Greensboro, N.C.; with a 12th store&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ufcw135.com\/san-diego-rei-workers-file-for-union-election\/\">recently filing to unionize<\/a>.<\/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\">REI Union members are represented by UFCW Locals 5, 663, 700, 1208, 1445, 3000, and the RWDSU.<\/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\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/press-releases\/boycott-rei-union-to-boycott-co-ops-anniversary-sale-may-15-25\/\">Read the press release<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lXmLDbSGYfk\">Hear from the workers<\/a>.<\/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=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The&nbsp;REI Union&nbsp;announced a boycott of the outdoor retailer\u2019s Anniversary Sale, set to take place May 15 through 25, after contract negotiations concluded without a fair contract offer. Workers at the 11 unionized REI stores are taking this critical step with the backing of 70,000 REI Co-op members who have&nbsp;already pledged&nbsp;not to shop during the annual [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":436,"featured_media":64639,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[370],"tags":[688],"class_list":["post-64638","victories","type-victories","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rwdsu","tag-rei-union"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>REI Union to Boycott Co-op\u2019s Anniversary Sale, May 15-25 - The United Food &amp; Commercial Workers International Union<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The REI Union announced a boycott of the outdoor retailer\u2019s Anniversary Sale, set to take place May 15 through 25, after contract negotiations concluded without a fair contract offer.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/actions\/victories\/rei-union-to-boycott-co-ops-anniversary-sale-may-15-25\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"REI Union to Boycott Co-op\u2019s Anniversary Sale, May 15-25 - The United Food &amp; 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