Brattleboro Co-op Moving on From Unionization Fallout
Brattleboro, Vt. — When the Brattleboro Food Co-op in southeastern Vermont’s largest town moved from its old Eisenhower-era shoebox of a building to a new $9 million, four-story block in 2012, everyone noticed the difference. But when co-op workers voted to join a union the same year? Customers didn’t see any changes. “Just a couple of days ago, someone said, ‘Are you going to unionize soon?’ ” said Greg Howe, a 16-year veteran of the...
