Workers in New York seek to create first AutoZone union as company resists
An AutoZone store in Richmond, California, on 26 February. Photograph: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenAn AutoZone store in Richmond, California, on 26 February. According to Indeed, AutoZone only provides paid holidays for eligible full-time employees.“Our goal is to get compensation, job security, just more things that closely reflect the value that we know that we bring to the company.
- ▪An AutoZone store in Richmond, California, on 26 February.
- ▪Photograph: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenAn AutoZone store in Richmond, California, on 26 February.
- ▪According to Indeed, AutoZone only provides paid holidays for eligible full-time employees.“Our goal is to get compensation, job security, just more things that closely reflect the value that we know that we bring to the company.
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An AutoZone store in Richmond, California, on 26 February. Photograph: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenAn AutoZone store in Richmond, California, on 26 February. Photograph: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesUS unionsWorkers in New York seek to create first AutoZone union as company resistsCompany may have spent about $200,000 to fight union effort in White Plains, where 11 people can vote to join UAWMichael SainatoFri 18 Sep 2026 07.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 18 Sep 2026 07.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleWorkers at an AutoZone in White Plains, New York, are seeking to become the first store at the US’s largest auto parts retailer to win a union election, set to begin 25 September, despite a heavy-handed union opposition campaign from…
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