Employees at REI’s SoHo, New York City, store said they will hold a vote on Mar. 2 to decide whether to form a union, a first for the outdoor co-op. The 116 workers are seeking to be represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. REI has worked to dissuade the effort over the past few weeks, according to multiple reports, which quote employee accounts of mandatory meetings with corporate representatives, anti-union flyers, other tactics. In a letter posted in response, REI said that it believes in its employees’ rights to choose union representation, but called out the collaborative ... Log in to view full article.