KNOW BEFORE YOU SHOP AT REI’S NEW STORE IN LOVELAND
REI isn’t the progressive company you think they are - they’re an anti-union employer that goes to great lengths to fight against a growing union movement.
REI is opening a new store here in Loveland, CO, and it’s important for everyone to know that REI isn’t the progressive company you think they are. They’re an anti-union employer that goes to great lengths to fight against a growing union movement - devoting serious time, energy, and money to union busting.
REI workers have been organizing for a better future at the Co-op since 2022, but the company’s response to unionization has been callous, undemocratic, and out-of-line with their values as a “progressive” employer.
Below, you’ll find everything you need to know about REI’s continued pattern of anti-union behavior. It’s a lengthy list, as they’ve been union busting for years and avoiding their obligation to negotiate a fair deal.
Add your name to our digital petition and call on REI to respect workers rights to unionize across the country, especially here at our new store here in Loveland! The more community members we have standing up against union busting and bad-faith bargaining, the more we demonstrate that REI shoppers across the country care about fair treatment for workers. Together, we can show REI we won’t stand for them interfering with workers’ rights to make an informed decision about whether starting a union is right for Loveland.
REI’s Union Busting Explained
Below, you’ll find everything you need to know about REI’s continued pattern of anti-union behavior. It’s an exhaustive list, as they’ve been union busting for years and avoiding their obligation to negotiate a fair deal.
REI’s aggressive union busting recently reached a new low - we learned earlier this month that they fired a manager for failing to report union activity and “escalate the situation to the appropriate leaders in a timely manner.”
This firing makes it clear that REI doesn’t respect workers’ freedom to decide whether union representation is right for them. Instead, they’re dragging managers into the conflict, forcing them to choose between ratting out pro-union workers and keeping their jobs.