Oakland Trader Joe's store becomes first to unionize in California
Workers at the Trader Joe's store in Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood voted to unionize, but the national organizing effort suffered a setback. Pri...
Workers at the Trader Joe's store in Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood voted to unionize, but the national organizing effort suffered a setback. Print The campaign to unionize Trader Joe's workers has officially claimed a victory in the company's home state. An Oakland store on Thursday became the first Trader Joe's in California to unionize. Workers at the store, located in the Rockridge neighborhood on College Avenue, voted 73-53 in favor of joining the independent union Trader Joe's United in an election Thursday evening tallied by the National Labor Relations Board.