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Maybe once they recognize the union and give them everything they ask for. 'Til then they get none of my money.
On that note, the Union requests that all REI members (if you have an REI account, this means you) vote in the board election.
The union was backing two candidates for the board. The current board, however, has intentionally left the pro-union candidates off the ballot.
REI's union would like you to log in and vote "Withhold" for all three current candidates. It takes only a few minutes!
A "Withhold" majority vote would result in the candidates not joining the board.
Here are details on how to vote: https://www.ourrei.com/2025-rei-board-elections
To be able to vote, you must have made a purchase at REI in 2024 tied to your account.
Done! Wouldn't have bothered voting if I hadn't read your comment, so thanks for sharing. Voting was really easy, just had to enter my member number and zip code.
Sadly, I've been boycotting them since 2022.
It says my member number is incorrect when I try to register. I'm gonna have to contact their support for this
That's what mine said, but then I looked in the history and hadn't bought anything in two years. Figured that was why