Healthy Living vs Union Salting | Montpelier News

A Vermont grocery chain, Healthy Living, is locked in a fiery labor battle after employees voted to unionize — but the company’s fighting back, claiming the vote was rigged by a “salting” campaign where union-backed workers were hired to sway results and then quit. The company alleges these operatives, some even long-term staff with mental health or disability concerns, were funded by Workers United and intentionally infiltrated stores. The regional NLRB rejected their challenge without a hearing, calling the claims unsubstantiated hearsay — a decision Healthy Living is now appealing. Workers United calls the accusations baseless and delusional, insisting they merely supported grassroots organizing. The legal gray area? “Salting” is technically allowed, but Healthy Living questions whether current laws can handle this kind of orchestrated influx — and whether the new NLRB leadership might side with them, despite decades of precedent. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e586b2e5c61926d8