NLRB Rejects Target’s Petition to Invalidate Union Vote in Brooklyn
Source: WSJ
By SARAH NASSAUER
A small group of Target Corp. pharmacy workers in New York City are one step closer to becoming the retailer’s first ever union.
The National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday rejected Target’s appeal to invalidate the group’s September vote to unionize. In a letter denying the appeal, the NLRB said Target hadn’t raised any “substantial issues warranting review.”
Target had argued that the pharmacy workers’ vote wasn’t valid because the retailer previously agreed to sell its pharmacy business to CVS Health Corp. for $1.9 billion, effectively ending the company’s relationship with all pharmacy employees.
“We continue to evaluate next steps and maintain our position that the petition should not have been processed,” said Molly Snyder, a Target spokeswoman. Target still has room to challenge the decision in federal court, said James Paulsen, the Brooklyn-based regional director of the NLRB.
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Customers shopped in the pharmacy department of a Target store in the Brooklyn, N.Y., in June. PHOTO: REUTERS
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