{"id":507316,"date":"2022-11-06T21:06:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-06T18:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/home-depot-workers-in-philadelphia-overwhelmingly-reject-labor-union\/"},"modified":"2022-11-06T21:06:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T18:06:10","slug":"home-depot-workers-in-philadelphia-overwhelmingly-reject-labor-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/home-depot-workers-in-philadelphia-overwhelmingly-reject-labor-union\/","title":{"rendered":"#Home Depot workers in Philadelphia overwhelmingly reject labor union"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ca6e68df44\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ca6e68df44\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/home-depot-workers-in-philadelphia-overwhelmingly-reject-labor-union\/#%E2%80%9CHome_Depot_workers_in_Philadelphia_overwhelmingly_reject_labor_union%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Home Depot workers in Philadelphia overwhelmingly reject labor union&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHome_Depot_workers_in_Philadelphia_overwhelmingly_reject_labor_union%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Home Depot workers in Philadelphia overwhelmingly reject labor union&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Home Depot workers in Philadelphia rejected the first store-wide labor union at the world\u2019s largest home improvement retailer Saturday night, a loss for a fledgling movement to organize at major U.S. companies.<\/p>\n<p>Workers voted 165 to 51 against forming Home Depot Workers United, which would have represented 274 employees at the store, according to the National Labor Relations Board, which oversaw the voting. The company and union organizations have five days to file objections.<\/p>\n<p>The defeat for the organizers could discourage activist workers who have successfully formed the first unions at big chains, including Amazon, Starbucks, Trader Joe\u2019s and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le, but have since suffered setbacks in getting collective bargaining off the ground or organizing more unions.<\/p>\n<p>The Atlanta-based company employs about 500,000 people at its 2,316 stores in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Vincent Quiles, the Home Depot employee leading the unionization effort, told WHYY-FM that the attempt to organize workers had been a \u201ctall order.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wouldn\u2019t be an easy fight to have,\u201d Quiles said. \u201cBut you do these things because you believe them to be right.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/AP22264629808822.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Home Depot workers at a store in Philadelphia have rejected an attempt at unionization.\" class=\"wp-image-24548919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/AP22264629808822.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/AP22264629808822.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/AP22264629808822.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/AP22264629808822.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Home Depot workers at a store in Philadelphia have rejected an attempt at unionization.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Quiles previously said discontent with compensation, working conditions, understaffing and lack of training are among the grievances that spurred the effort to organize.<\/p>\n<p>After the failed union vote, Home Depot spokesperson Margaret Smith told WHYY, \u201cWe\u2019re happy that the associates at this store voted to continue working directly with the company. That connection is important to our culture, and we will continue listening to our associates and making The Home Depot a great place to work and grow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quiles has filed a complaint of unfair labor practices with the NRLB, alleging managers engaged in inappropriate surveillance and interrogation tactics against union supporters. Quiles has said managers followed him around the stores and tried to disrupt any conversations he tried to have with co-workers, even if it wasn\u2019t about the union.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Quiles said he relied on TikTok videos, group text messaging and e-mailing to campaign for the union.<\/p>\n<p>Home Depot has denied the complaint\u2019s allegations.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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