Trader Joe's
Officials also allege that the grocer illegally withheld retirement benefits from the first of its stores that organized.
Unionized workers at Amazon, Starbucks, Trader Joeâs and REI have accused their employers of refusing to bargain. âThat's absolutely part of their strategy."
Starbucks just became the latest company to take its workers' union to court because of its name and imagery.
According to Trader Joeâs, the recalled cookies have been removed from store shelves and destroyed.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The grocer claims in a new lawsuit that the items in the unionâs online store violate its trademarks. The union calls the allegations âfrivolous.â
Prosecutors said the grocer spread âfalse and misleading informationâ about the union and punished workers for trying to wear union pins.
The grocer argues itâs entitled to any profits made from Trader Joeâs Unitedâs tote bags and mugs.
The grocer terminated an 18-year veteran, purportedly for leaving a jigsaw in the back of the store. It was "a blatant act of retaliation," the union says.
A new complaint says the company removed pro-union literature from its store and "interfered" with workers trying to organize.
The new union, Trader Joe's United, won an election at a store in Oakland, California, but lost by a single vote at a store in New York City.