EmPower Solar furloughs 21 US workers following unionization vote

EmPower Solar has furloughed 21 workers, citing a market slowdown, but the furloughed employees claim that the dismissals were retaliation for a recent pro-union vote by 49 staff members.From pv magazine USA EmPower Solar, a New York-based commercial solar developer and installer, recently furloughed 40% of its workforce into 2025, and others into 2026. The move came one week after employees voted to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 259. According to union documents filed with the National Labor Relations Board, a vote was taken on Dec. 21, 2023, by 49 EmPower Solar employees, driven by ...

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