Two years ago, a labor union trying to organize Wells Fargo workers made inroads in North Carolina, home to the bank’s largest employment hub in Charlotte. But that effort just faced a significant setback.
After becoming the Carolinas’ first and only Wells Fargo location to join a union in April 2024, workers in an Apex branch near Raleigh left Wells Fargo Workers United after a 5–2 vote in March. Those results were certified by the National Labor Relations Board March 24.
A few other Wells Fargo branches around the country also moved to decertify the union, according to media accounts and worker organizations. WFWU is affiliated with the Communications Workers of America, a longtime labor-union powerhouse, and has pushed for higher pay and improvements in staffing levels and benefits…