To remain “union free,” Office Depot realized, it’s just not good enough to block organizing and stop workers from talking union in the offices and warehouses. So Office Depot has taken its anti-union safeguards a step further. The company refuses to deliver its products to unions.
To remain “union free,” Office Depot realized, it’s just not good enough to block organizing and stop workers from talking union in the offices and warehouses. So Office Depot has taken its anti-union safeguards a step further. The company refuses to deliver its products to unions.
That’s right. If a union orders a file cabinet, or even just some file folders, Office Depot routes the order through UPS–at an extra charge to the union–rather than making the delivery itself. How come? An Office Depot representative said the policy was instituted after Office Depot drivers making deliveries to union offices had been engaged in conversation about the benefits of unionization. In February, the California Labor Federation and Electrical Workers Local 47 filed a discrimination lawsuit against Office Depot. Office Depot pulled in $10.3 billion in sales last year.
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News Service: Workers World News Service
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