Linden Hills Co-op workers vote to unionize with UFCW Local 653
February 24, 2017 - MINNEAPOLIS -- Workers at Linden Hills Co-op won their election Thursday to form a union with the United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 653 (link is external). Eight-five percent of workers voted in favor of unionization in balloting conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (link is external).
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