"Target Closes Store to Kill Union Action"

Target Violated Federal Labor Law

While the Nation await the final ruling of the Federal Judge at the National Labor Relations Board Target elect to close the Valley Stream Target Store that is in dispute. Target operates over 1400 Stores in the United States and is in the process of claiming international Retail Market Share with its purchase of over 100 Zellers Store's in Canada.

The Canadians at Zellers  who follow the developments through Targetchangeny.com a community website set up by United Food and commercial Workers International Union  to highlight plight of the workers at the Target Valley Stream Store and Target corporation in general.

One of the things Zeller's workers should be fore warned is that nothing should be taken for granted and do not believe your government the Union or most of all Target Corporation.Get real legal representation, do not allow Target to make promises they will not over time keep. Target will lie to you, get your trust and then take the rug from under your feet.

Ten months ago Target ensured the workers at the Target valley stream store that under no circumstances would the Corporation close the Store and today the valley stream Target Store is Closed and the workers who participated in trying to have Union Representation have been fired by Target. These actions were not taken by Target in a vacuum, this is retaliation they were done to send the clear message to Target workers that anyone who even attempt to seek legal representation will be dealt with ferociously by Target Corporation.

Corporations like Target are now insulated from Government actions even the Federal Court as seen in this action by Target. The matter of the Valley Stream Target Store is Still before the National Labor  Relations Board a federal Court and Target upended the Courts decision and close the store. There was testimony before the Court by Target Corporation that the Company had no intention to close the Store. Target operates over 1400 Stores ac cross the United States and over the past 3 years the Target Corporation have expanded or improved about 50% of those Stores to accommodate its new Pfresh  expansion.

Target is now using Pfresh expansion as a justification for the closure of the Target Valley Stream Store. In testimony before the National Labor  Relations Board Target failed to disclose their intention to close the Valley Stream Store. On April 29th when the Valley Stream Store was Closed Target still did not have the relevant Building Permits to start the expansion they claim they intend to do. Target does not operate like that, this is an efficient company and would not close a store for expansion without relevant Building Permits in hand."The Valley Stream Target Store was closed to bring the death Nail of the Union action to an end and send a message to Target workers we will do whatever it takes to keep Unions out of our Stores" a pledge that Target has always held dear.

The Valley Stream Target Store Gross over $2,000,000 million Dollars in weekly Sales Target Corporation is willing to Sacrifice those sales to Break the Union action and they have done that by closing the Store. The action of Target is representative of the other retailers like Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe's and all the other Big and small retailers who decides, "the rights that workers have is what they the Corporations allow them".

Not an empty Threat, "a message sent"!

Target illegally threatened on a number of occasions to close its store in Valley Stream, L.I., if workers successfully organized a union, according to the National Labor Relations Board.

The labor board also decided the retailer unlawfully created the impression that workers' union activities were under surveillance and that supervisors told workers they could not solicit on behalf of the union in non-working areas, said Alvin Blyer, the regional director of the labor board.

The board will now issue complaints covering those three charges and several less serious ones that allege various official company policies violate federal labor laws. Both Target and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1500, which filed the charges, were informed of the decisions Thursday, Mr. Blyer said.

Although the Union failed to organize the Target Valley Stream store the company through their actions in closing the Target Valley Stream Store sent a loud and clear message to its workers. Target corporation claim that it close the Valley stream store in order to effect construction and upgrade the Building to accommodate its P Fresh department. This would the the first of over 1400 Stores that Target will close in order to do this Construction and this is the first of over 1400 Target Stores that took action to organize this is not so Quite coincidental.

Prior to closing the Valley Stream Target Store Target Corporation fired all its Team members who supported the Union action.

Change at Target Valley Stream

Only 8 Days to go for Change at Target Valley Stream continue to Support the TROOP'S at Target Valley Stream. The team will Vote to bring Change o the Tyranny at Target. Reasonable wages, Vacation with pay, No more suppression of hours to Team Members who need them, The Team Members will finally have a say, keep the support going, The City of New York is with the Team and so should you. Target continues to use Fear to intimidate their Team Members, Step up and support the Team, when you shop at Target encourage the Team Members you come across to Vote for the Union. Most of these Team Members are young and Target has Driven the fear of God in them, Give them your support. We do not intend to destroy Target, we are only trying to stop Target from destroying us.

13 Long Days To Go!

Target Stores now In Canada

This is the Lucky thirteen (13)for the Team Members of Valley Stream Target Store because thirteen days from Today Deliverance will come. The Team will Vote to have Union representation in their Target Store.

The Team have held together under severe pressure from Target Valley Stream and Target Corporation. Target used all the tools they have to intimidate the Team members and dicourage the Team their legitimate Right to seek Union Representation. That has not worked.

The methods Target Valley Stream used only created further hostility and has pushed Team Members who were on the fencw to become definate supporters of the Labor action. Target went as far as to Threaten that they close the Valley Stream Store if the Team Members Vote to have Union Representation. TARGET KNOWS IF THEY CLOSE THE VALLEY STREAM STORE BECAUSE OF UNION ACTION THEY WILL HAVE TO CLOSE ALL THEIR STORES IN NEW YORK the Team knows that Target was giving them the BULLS.

The Team continue to seek the support of everyone, keep the pressure up this is a courageous group of Workers fighting for decent and liveable hourly wage, to be paid for extra for working on Holidays, paid Vacation not after working 1000 hours as is the current Practice by Target.

Keep the pressure on Target Corporation encourage the Team, this is a Long thirteen Days. Visit the website targetghange.com post your support.

This Action will not only Change Target Valley Stream but will bring Change to all Target Stores and Target Corporation.