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Unionized REI workers call for boycott of the company

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published May 21, 2026 at 10:54 AM CDT

Outdoor enthusiasts may reconsider their shopping plans this holiday weekend as unionized workers at REI are calling for a boycott of the retailer’s biggest sale of the year.

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan learns more from Dave Jamieson, labor reporter at HuffPost.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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