Lowe’s New Orleans Staff Petition to Unionize Store, Extending Organizing Wave
- US retailers are experiencing heightened labor activity
- Request would cover 172 staff at home-improvement store
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Employees at a Lowe’s Cos. store in New Orleans have petitioned to unionize the location, extending an unusual wave of organizing in the US retail sector.
A labor group called Lowe’s Workers United filed a petition Wednesday with the National Labor Relations Board seeking to unionize a group of around 172 staff, according to the agency’s docket. Lowe’s didn’t immediately respond to an inquiry.