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        <title><![CDATA[Whole Foods reportedly ranks stores based on risk they could unionize]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whole Foods is reportedly using an &#8220;interactive heat map&#8221; to monitor its stores and flag locations that are at risk of unionizing.</p><p>The Amazon-owned supermarket chain &#8212; whose 510 stores employ 95,000 nationwide &#8212; scores each of its stores on a number of factors, including employee &#8220;&#8216;loyalty,&#8217; turnover, and racial diversity&#8221; <strong>according to Business Insider</strong>, which cited internal documents and five insiders with information on the program.</p><p>Whole Foods factors in how close each supermarket is to a union office, as well as the percentage of families under the poverty line who live near a given store. The supermarket also tracks the number of &#8220;tipline&#8221; calls to human resources, as well as complaints filed with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National Labor Relations Board.</p><p>&#8220;Stores at higher risk of unionizing have lower diversity and lower employee compensation, as well as higher total store sales and higher rates of workers&#8217; compensation claims,&#8221; according to documents cited by the report.</p><p>The heat map &#8212; which is &#8220;peppered with red spots to indicate high-risk Whole Foods stores,&#8221; according to the article &#8212; includes a statement which explicitly states that it &#8220;designed to identify stores at risk of unionization.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;This early identification enables resources to be funneled to the highest need locations, with the goal of mitigating risk by addressing challenges early before they become problematic,&#8221; the statement reads.</p><p>Whole Foods did not say what the &#8220;resources&#8221; include, according to Business Insider, but said in a statement that an &#8220;overwhelming majority&#8221; of its workers prefer a &#8220;direct relationship&#8221; with management over having a union.</p><p>&#8220;At Whole Foods Market, we&#8217;re committed to treating all of our Team Members fairly, creating a safe, inclusive, and empowering working environment, and providing our Team Members with career advancement opportunities, great benefits, and competitive compensation, including an industry-leading starting minimum wage of $15/hour.&#8221;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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