Labor Board Orders New Union Election at N.Y. Target
WASHINGTON — The National Labor Relations Board has ordered a new election to be held for union representation among employees at a Target store in Valley Stream, N.Y. and further ordered Target to amend employee handbooks and rescind certain policies the board deemed to be in violation of federal labor law.
The order, which affirmed rulings of an administrative law judge a year ago, was hailed as a victory for workers by United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1500, which unsuccessfully tried to organize workers at the store. It argued that Target during the run-up to the vote had illegally intimidated workers, including threats of closing the store if the vote was successful, and giving workers the impression it was engaged in surveillance of union activities.
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