Chelsea Connor

(NEW YORK, NEW YORK) – Today, the REI Union National Steering Committee, comprised of workers who have unionized with the United Food and Commercial

(NEW YORK, NY) – Today, the U.S. The Department of Labor issued their recommendations on AI and ensuring worker protections entitled Department of

(CHICAGO, ILLINOIS) – Today, during the middle of REI's annual Anniversary Sale, members of REI Union Chicago, represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), stopped work and walked off the job in an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike to protest REI's failure to bargain a contract in good faith. Joined by fellow union members, elected officials including State Senators Robert Peters and Lakesia Collins, Don Villar, Secretary-Treasurer of the Chicago Federation of Labor, and other leaders and workers from across Chicago's labor movement, they rallied and demanded REI agree to reach a fair contract by the end of 2024. Photos and videos from today's strike action and rally are available for media use here

(NEW YORK, NEW YORK) – Today, during the middle of REI's annual Anniversary Sale, members of REI Union SoHo, represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), rallied in protest of REI's failure to bargain a contract in good faith. Joined by RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum and fellow union members, NYC Council Member Christopher Marte, NYC Council Member Carmen De La Rosa, NYC Council Member Chi Ossé and other elected officials, Vincent Alvarez, President of the New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, and other elected leaders and workers from across New York's labor movement, REI SoHo workers rallied and demanded REI agree to reach a fair contract by the end of 2024. Photos and videos from today's rally are available for media use here

(NEW YORK, NEW YORK) – Today, during the middle of REI's annual Anniversary Sale, members of REI Union SoHo, represented by the Retail, Wholesale

(NEW YORK, NEW YORK) - Tonight, the New York Assembly passed the Retail Worker Safety Act A. 8947C . The Act requires corporate retail employers to

(NEW YORK, NY) – On Monday, June 3, 2024, Joseph Dorismond was unanimously elected Secretary-Treasurer of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) at the union's executive board meeting.

“Kamala Harris believes in the promise of America - freedom, equality, opportunity and justice for all. She is exactly the person we need to be elected President of the United States. We know that she will fight for working people; and we proudly endorse Kamala Harris for President.

(CHICAGO, ILLINOIS) – For the past two days, in the midst of REI's Labor Day weekend sale, REI Chicago workers stopped work and walked off the job in an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike to protest REI's failure to bargain over recent changes to scheduling and availability policies, as well as their failure to bargain a union contract in good faith. Notably, the REI Chicago Lincoln Park store is currently understaffed, putting undue burden on workers during a busy sale weekend. Workers rallied and picketed outside the store with their allies, demanding that REI come back to the table to bargain over the recent restructuring changes and reach a first union contract by the end of the year.

“No matter who the president may be, our job is the same – to represent the members of our union and to protect their rights and advance their interests. The way to improve working conditions is by organizing, and we will continue to do that.