REI calls itself a coop

 "REI calls itself a coop but that does not mean it's worker-friendly", is the title of the article by Emily Hofstaedter published 4 years ago in February 2022 in Mother Jones. It was about how hard REI was fighting against unionizing efforts. She now works for WYPR-FM in Baltimore. Maybe she could revisit REI and tell us what she found. Her email: ehofstaedter@wypr.org

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