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April 2, 2020 04:12 pm
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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/2/21069279/everlane-customer-experience-union-majority-illegal
Everlane customer experience workers say they were illegally laid off
Photo by Lars Ronbog/Getty Images for Copenhagen Fashion Summit
Last week, Everlane’s consumer experience team was gutted by layoffs in the middle of its union drive, a huge blow to the nascent organizing effort. Now, the former employees are fighting back, accusing the CEO of retaliation and threatening a legal challenge if the employees aren’t reinstated.
The team, which primarily operates remotely, announced plans to unionize in late December, as reported by Anna Merlan in Vice. They said the direct-to-consumer clothing company treated them as “disposable” and failed to adequately compensate them for the work they did.
The team spent months gathering the number of signatures needed to form a strong majority — a requirement for unionizing...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/2/21069279/everlane-customer-experience-union-majority-illegal
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