Workday Minnesota (https://workdayminnesota.org/category/co-ops/)
On May 6th I tested positive for COVID-19. All the weeks of fear, anger and grief that I had suppressed–in order to keep working, keep my loved ones calm, keep helping neighbors who had it even worse–it all came crashing in. And with it, an odd sense of relief.
The mismanagement that has led to financial losses is disproportionately affecting workers on the floor.
Internal documents reveal that Seward is struggling to meet its own sales projections while habitually understaffing.
On Tuesday, Aug. 29, the Seward Co-op Board of Directors voted unanimously to remove Workday Minnesota editor and now former Seward board director Filiberto Nolasco Gomez from the board.
They’re focusing on me but they’re ignoring the fact that these workers are really upset. It’s an organization that doesn’t want to acknowledge how bad things are for workers.
“Tension at Seward Co-op’s May board meeting arose between board members and co-op owners ultimately leaving some owners feeling frustrated and uninformed.”
Workers at Seward Coop’s three locations are celebrating their decision to join United Food & Commercial Workers Local 653. Ninety-four percent of those who voted supported union representation.
An overwhelming 80 percent of Linden Hills Co-op employees signed and submitted cards to the National Labor Relations Board Thursday to unionize with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 653.
