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DANVILLE, Va. — Workers at Ikea’s only U.S. factory overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to unionize amid complaints that they have been paid less, injured more and treated worse than the thousands of Europeans who work for the Swedish furniture giant.
The vote by workers at Ikea subsidiary Swedwood Danville was 221-69, according to Ikea and the union that will represent them in collective bargaining, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. The union said 312 workers were eligible to vote.
The National Labor Relations Board oversaw the election. A vote is typically certified in days, and the union was eager to begin bargaining.
The Associated Press
