#GoodNews from #Virginia: Employees at Lewis Ginger Botanical Gardens just voted to unionize, joining IAM.

From Henrico Citizen:
“Efforts to unionize have bolstered employee morale and caused increasing comradery among the different departments”

This follows employees at TrueTimber recently voting to join IAM. Union membership increased 0.6% from 2022 to 2023 in Virginia, while national numbers held.

henricocitizen.com/lewis-ginte…

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden workers to vote on unionization

The workers at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden filed for union representation last month amid employee-voiced workplace concerns, which range from lack of equipment to safety policies.

^{Nick Caffacus, VCU Capital News Service (Henrico Citizen)}