Valley Stream

Workers at a Target store in suburban New York City voted against joining a union, bringing another defeat to organized labor in its attempts to penetrate the world of big retail. The vote was 137 to 85, as Target workers in Valley Stream, N.Y., declined to be represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union.

ShareThis VALLEY STREAM, N.Y. — Workers voted not to have a union at a Target store here Friday, but the United Food and Commercial Workers said it would seek a new election, according to reports. Related Articles PITTSBURGH — Common Cause and other groups said they plan a demonstration Wednesday outside the annual meeting of Target Corp. here to protest the chain's use of shareholder profits for political spending.... Workers voted 137 to 85 against the union in what would have created the first unionized Target store in the country. UFCW Local 1500 said it would ask the National