Ikea Workers Assemble Long List of Grievances

Written by Pat's Papers | Monday, 11 April 2011 7:57 AM

In the US, it’s flown under the radar. But in Sweden, it’s front-page news. The LA Times says Ikea factory workers in Virginia claim their employer is guilty of racial discrimination, creating a “frenzied workplace” and barring them from unionizing. Ikea’s corporate policy, referred to as IWAY, guarantees the right to organize and maintains that all overtime must be voluntary. But that’s not how things work at the Danville, Virginia plant. It’s common, say the disgruntled workers, to get less than eight-hours notice before being assigned a weekend shift. Workers also claim they’ve been discouraged from joining labor movements, a claim that is causing waves in Sweden where most of the workforce is unionized. Ikea has long enjoyed its “reputation as a good employer and solid corporate citizen.”

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