Same Rules Same Respect

July 25, 2011 - Even as a Swedish company, IKEA has become a popular stop in the USA.  But what many people don't know is that when on American soil, IKEA is playing by a very different set of rules than when at home.

Global Support Continues to Grow for IKEA/Swedwood Organizing Campaign

Workers in Europe and as far away as Kuala Lumpar are showing their support for IKEA/Swedwood workers in Danville, VA, in their effort to join the Machinists Union. Click here to see a video of supporters in Germany passing out “I Vote for IKEA/Swedwood Union” cards in an IKEA store and click here to view photos of supporters outside other IKEA stores.

International Support for Swedwood/IKEA Workers Grows

The organizing drive at IKEA’s manufacturing subsidiary, Swedwood, in Danville, VA, is gaining more international support with a special request by the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI).

IAM Campaign at Swedwood in the News

Workers employed at Swedwood, an IKEA subsidiary in Danville, VA, are adding national and international media exposure as part of their campaign to win IAM representation at the facility.

IAM Files for Election at Swedwood IKEA Plant

The IAM filed for a representation election for hourly workers at Swedwood, an IKEA supplier in Danville, VA. Workers at Swedwood have endured harsh working conditions and an anti-union campaign that violates IKEA’s own code of conduct.

IKEA’s Swedwood Tightens Squeeze on Virginia Workers

IKEA’s Swedwood operation in Danville, VA, announced at a recent staff meeting that the company was eliminating 66 percent of its workers’ voluntary vacation time. The furniture-maker workers would only have four days of voluntary vacation time a year. Use of remaining days would be at the company’s discretion.

U.S. Labor Supporting Machinists at Swedwood

The IAM campaign to bring fairness and union representation to workers at Swedwood, a Virginia facility supplying furniture giant IKEA, is gaining global momentum. An IAM website www.goiam.org/Ikea about the campaign has already generated more than 1,000 letters to the IKEA CEO, with more on the way every day.