Philadelphia Home Depot workers vote against unionizing, organizers file complaint

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Philadelphia Home Depot workers vote against unionizing, as organizers file union-busting complaintHome Depot workers in Philadelphia have voted against unionizing, dashing organizers’ hopes that the Northeast Philly location would be the first in the nation to do so.Near midnight, lead organizer Vince Quiles walked out of the Northeast Philadelphia store solo, looking disappointed and a bit tired from the fight.“Had we better prepared for that propaganda, for that intimidation, this would have gone differently.” He described the union’s five-week campaign as a “fly by the seat of your pants operation.” Organizers didn’t spend any money, he said, but the effort still garnered national attention.The new Local 80 is working to unionize local coffee shops across the city — with five locations so far — and Starbucks workers have unionized seven Philadelphia locations.“They’re a lot more willing to challenge the power in the store and to recognize what it is that they have within themselves.”He remains determined to keep fighting, using the resolve sparked a few months back when he was on the verge of quitting, but decided to organize instead."

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