Inside Wells Fargo employees' long, uphill battle to unionize

From Business Insider:

Like many Americans, Ted Laurel has lost loved ones to Covid-19. Those include some Wells Fargo coworkers, losses that have left him devastated and motivated to fix his workplace from the ground up.

Throughout the pandemic, Laurel, a specialist in Wells Fargo's mortgage business in Texas, said some of his coworkers were exposed to the virus after going into the office while people in other business lines had the option to work from home. He said that disparity became a "main driver for me" to dedicate time to forming a union with his coworkers. 

"We are really fighting to make this equal for everybody and not just for our coworkers, but also for the customers — because that's who we're really here for," Laurel told Insider, adding that he believes if staffers are better protected and under less stress at work, they will better serve their customers. A Wells Fargo spokesperson said the bank is "deeply committed to the safety and well-being of our employees," and that it has had "extensive safety measures" in place during the pandemic. 

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