What The Fuck REI?

Amid allegations of union busting, everyone’s favorite outdoor co-op is manipulating its board elections, endorsing fascists, and issuing half-assed apologies

Think of REI, and the first thing that pops into your mind is probably a helpful interaction you had with a friendly, knowledgeable person in a green vest. But the company is working to prevent those employees from unionizing, in order to keep their pay low and benefits limited. While that’s going on, REI has also blocked employee-backed candidates from its board, and is cozying up to the Trump administration. The good news is that all of us have a chance to send these fucks a message. Here’s how.

Let’s work in order here. Since 2022, employees at 11 REI stores across the country have voted to unionize.

“We’re unionizing at REI because we have not been provided with the working conditions and benefits we need to do the job we love,” explains the REI Union. “That’s why we’re coming together at REI to advocate for guaranteed minimum hours, pay tha…