Workers at an AutoZone store in White Plains are preparing to vote on unionizing with the United Auto Workers, marking a potential first for the US’s largest auto parts retailer. The company has reportedly invested significant resources—including legal fees and executive time—to counter the unionization push, with estimates suggesting over $200,000 spent on opposition efforts. The election, set to begin later this month, involves 11 eligible voters, while critics highlight the company’s aggressive tactics as a barrier to organizing. The dispute underscores broader tensions between retailers and labor groups over workplace representation.
Company may have spent about $200,000 to fight union effort in White Plains, where 11 people can vote to join UAWWorkers at an AutoZone in White Plains, New York, are seeking to become the first store at the US’s largest auto parts retailer to win a union election, set to begin 25 September, despite a heavy-handed union opposition campaign from the company.LaborLab, a non-profit workers’-rights watchdog, estimates AutoZone has spent around $200,000 to oppose the unionization effort at the White Plains store, where 11 workers are eligible to vote to join the United Auto Workers Local 259. The estimate is based on external attorney costs and internal costs of executive salaries based on reports from workers at the store. Continue reading...
