Trader Joe’s Illegally Fired Activist in NYC, Union Alleges (1)

Trader Joe’s fired a New York City employee in retaliation for union activism, according to a complaint from a group organizing workers there, in the latest sign of labor tension at the grocery chain.

In a Friday filing with the National Labor Relations Board, the group called Trader Joe’s United accused the company of illegally firing a leader of an organizing campaign at a Brooklyn store, part of an effort to discourage involvement with the union.

The worker was fired around the same date that employees there petitioned to unionize in September, according to the filing, which accuses the company ...