We refuse to be bullied out of building power and advocating for everyday workers.

Sign the petition to demand Trader Joe's stop threatening to sue their own union!

Dear MoveOn member,

In their latest union-busting attempt, Trader Joe's corporate has sunk to a new low—suing their own union for trademark infringement.¹ Our union, Trader Joe’s United, released merch this summer. Just a week later, we were slapped with a legal threat, a blatant attempt to intimidate our union members into closing our merch store and deprive us of vital funds.

Despite Trader Joe's branding itself as a progressive employer, crew members at its stores have recently experienced high turnover, declining benefits, and stagnating wages. And union-busting actions like this lawsuit are not only harming workers but also contradicting the company’s own stated values. Show that union busting is bad for workers and bad for business by signing this petition demanding that Trader Joe's drop their anti-union lawsuit!

Trader Joe's United is an independent labor union, 100% founded and powered by the incredible workers who make Trader Joe's such a special place to shop. We are bagging groceries and stocking shelves, all while volunteering our time outside of work to build a movement to improve working conditions for all crew members.

Trader Joe's corporate is intimidated because our union is gaining momentum—four stores have already won their union elections, and hundreds of crew members across the country have reached out about doing the same. Despite Trader Joe's hiring a union-busting law firm and fighting us every step of the way, we refuse to be bullied out of building power and advocating for everyday workers.²

We want Trader Joe's to return to the policies and practices that originally made it a great place to work and shop. To achieve that, Trader Joe's needs to stop union busting and drop the lawsuit. Sign the petition and then share it with three friends to help spread the word.

Thanks for all you do.

–Jamie Edwards, Trader Joe’s United President

Sources: 

1. "Trader Joe's employee union asks to dismiss grocer's trademark lawsuit," Reuters, August 22, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/180170?t=6&akid=362146%2E40999114%2EVvxRVL

2. "Trader Joe's broke labor laws in effort to stop stores unionizing, workers say," The Guardian, September 4, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/180171?t=8&akid=362146%2E40999114%2EVvxRVL

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