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Source: theguardian.com

<p>Company may have spent about $200,000 to fight union effort in White Plains, where 11 people can vote to join UAW</p><p>Workers at an AutoZone in White Plains, New York, are seeking to become the first store at the US’s <a href="https://about.autozone.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">largest</a> auto parts retailer to win a union election, set to begin 25 September, despite a heavy-handed union opposition campaign from the company.</p><p>LaborLab, a non-profit workers’-rights watchdog, <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28654315-laborlab-autozone-white-plains-estimate-2026-09-16-1/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">estimates</a> AutoZone has spent around $200,000 to oppose the unionization effort at the White Plains store, where 11 workers are eligible to vote to join the United Auto Workers Local 259. The estimate is <a href="https://calculator.laborlab.us/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">based</a> on external attorney costs and internal costs of executive salaries based on reports from workers at the store.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/18/autozone-new-york-union" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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