UFCW Local 663: Rei Maple Grove Workers Join One-Day, Three-State Strike

UFCW Local 663 members at the REI Maple Grove location participated in a one-day, three-state unfair labor practice strike October 27. The other stores where workers went on strike were in Chicago and Boston.

The strike aimed to protest REI lay-offs at stores nationwide.

“REI’s nationwide layoff is a clear violation of federal labor law and management’s latest failure to meet their obligation to bargain in good faith with Maple Grove workers,” read a statement by REI Maple Grove UFCW members.

Since last year, workers have organized at eight REI retail stores across the country — including the Maple Grove store, where workers voted June 9 to unionize in a National Labor Relations Board election (Labor Review, July 22, 2023).

REI is a consumer co-op selling outdoor gear, operating 165 retail stores in 39 states.

November 15, workers at REI stores across the country filed 80 complaints with the National Labor Relations Board.