Press Releases Wells Fargo Workers Win First-Ever Union Election 20 Dec, 2023

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https://betterbanks.org/press-releases/wfwuwineldorado

Bankers & Tellers at Wells Fargo Branch in Albuquerque, New Mexico Vote to Join CWA in Historic Victory for Labor Movement, Financial Service Workers

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Workers at a Wells Fargo branch in Albuquerque, New Mexico voted to form a union on Wednesday, becoming the first-ever Wells Fargo workers to unionize. In an in-person election, bankers and tellers chose to join the Communications Workers of America’s Wells Fargo Workers United (WFWU) and take the next step towards securing a meaningful voice on the job to improve conditions for them and their customers.

The victory in New Mexico, the first at a megabank in decades, comes as Wells Fargo workers across the country continue to build unprecedented momentum in their fight for a seat at the table. Beyond Albuquerque, additional branch workers have already filed for elections with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), including in Daytona Beach, Florida. Workers across branches and call centers are organizing with WFWU and the Committee for Better Banks in response to rampant understaffing, low pay and mismanagement.

“This victory is not just for those of us working at the Albuquerque branch. It's for the customers we serve every day, and for workers across Wells Fargo. This stands as a testament to workers in the financial services industry who know we need a collective voice to improve the industry we are integral to,” said Sabrina Perez, a Senior Premier Banker at Wells Fargo’s Albuquerque, NM branch. “Our victory today is the first of many to come. Despite Wells Fargo's aggressive attempts to dissuade us, we are igniting a fire and showing our colleagues across the industry that not only is change possible, it is within reach.”

Since bankers and tellers filed for union elections last month, they have been actively pushing back against Wells Fargo’s anti-union attacks, which includes the bank sending out anti-union materials to workers across the country and flying union-busting representatives to branches in a feeble attempt to intimidate workers.

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1. I am so happy for the Albuquerque workers