New York Target Workers Vote No On Union

The UFCW has recently been making Target a major, well, target of their organizing drives.  However, a recent vote in a NY state store went 137-85 against the union.  This is significant because it would have been the first Target in the U.S. to be organized.  The parties cite the usual causes for the vote:  the union says it was intimidation, the company says the workers didn't feel they needed a union.

Expect to hear more about these campaigns.  The UFCW, while not giving up on Wal-Mart, sees Target as another potentially huge opportunity.  Target, on the other hand--much like Wal-Mart--fears the first store going union and its possible spillover effects.  The upshot is a lot of energy on both sides.

Hat Tip:  Dennis Walsh

-JH