What's going on with the Rei union?
In January, employees at one of REI’s nearly 170 stores filed for a union election, which would make them the first of the company’s 15,000 employees to form a union. Among other things, those employees, who work at a store in New York, have expressed concern with insufficient wages, limited access to benefits like health care, exploitative part...
What is Rei’s ‘ podcast with Eric and Wilma?
In an unusual move, REI chose to address the unionization effort by publishing what it calls a podcast. That audio recording, casually titled Podcast With Eric & Wilma, is a conversation between the company’s CEO, Eric Artz, and REI’s chief diversity and social impact officer, Wilma Wallace.
Does Rei obscure conflict in the workplace?
In fact, as we see in the example of REI, they can obscure conflict: Wallace’s participation creates the illusion of harmonious dialogue between the executive and his workers.
Is Rei really putting purpose before profits?
REI’s behavior has been a source of disappointment to some of its loyal customers. REI might be a multibillion-dollar, profit-seeking operation, but it has long presented itself as a progressive company that claims to “put purpose before profits” in its sales of equipment and apparel.
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