Patagonia workers describe ‘uncomfortable’ management presence amid unionization push

Employees seek to reverse rollback of key benefits

Workers at the Patagonia retail store in downtown Manhattan say that upper management is breathing down their necks as they push to unionize their workplace, seeking greater job security and the restoration of lost benefits. Last month, workers at Patagonia's SoHo location filed paperwork for an election with the National Labor Relations Board, pursuing representation with the international Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. 

Since announcing their intention to form a union, managers have constantly appeared in the store, resulting in an environment where workers feel surveilled at all times, employees told The Chief.