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REI initially supported Burgum, highlighting his extensive outdoor recreation experience. However, backlash from customers and growing concerns over the Trump administration’s public land policies—such as drilling and land sales—led REI to withdraw the endorsement.

REI Co-op recently announced an update to its Product Impact Standards, which are part of REI's strategy to mitigate environmental impacts and promote inclusivity through the products it sells and its supply chains.

Recreational Equipment Inc. plans to cut its pay rates for new hires and reduce benefits for current employees, a fresh flashpoint between the struggling retailer and its unionizing workforce.

The boycott vote was a response to REI’s decision earlier this month to declare an impasse in negotiations with the union — a labor collective of 11 REI stores backed by various United Food and Commercial Workers and Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union locals. This is a legal maneuver that allows the retailer to take unilateral steps, including ones that had been rejected by the union. In February, REI went ahead with changes to retirement plans, vacation time and sick time that the union is against.

On Thursday evening, REI said it was suspending its orders for Vista Outdoor products.

Outdoor retailer REI plans to discontinue sales of five brands after customers pressured the company to sever its relationship with a major manufacturer with close ties to the National Rifle Association.

CamelBak water bottles, Bell bicycle helmets, Giro ski goggles — these products are all owned by Vista Outdoor, which includes gun and ammo makers among its brands and has a strong connection to the National Rifle Association. And that’s part of the reason REI, a nationwide outdoor retailer and consumer co-op, announced Thursday evening that it would no longer be ordering CamelBak, Bell, Giro or any other of the 50 Vista Outdoor brands to sell in its stores... The company joins others that have taken a stand against military-style weapons and the NRA lobby by discontinuing sales, making it harder to buy weapons or, as in this case, cutting ties in the wake of the Florida school shooting last month that left 17 teenagers and educators dead... REI was at least the second company on Thursday to announce its split from Vista Outdoor products. The other was Mountain Equipment Co-Op, an outdoors equipment retailer that said it had received an overwhelming number of requests from its members to stop helping a gun manufacturer profit by selling its products.

A new report alleges that REI uses contractors that violate labor and human rights in Southeast and East Asia and Central America.

Law360, New York (May 6, 2015, 2:21 PM ET) -- A federal magistrate judge on Tuesday granted preliminary approval of a $2.5 million settlement between Recreational Equipment Inc. and about 5,000 former employees in California who claim the sporting goods store failed to pay minimum wage and overtime.

REI Co-Op’s targets for cuts to its greenhouse gas emissions have been approved by the Science Based Target initiative, the outdoor retailer said in a company post last week.

The retailer is aiming for net-zero emissions by 2050, and is pushing some of its suppliers to adopt certified targets by 2025.

In a new report from the National Employment Law Project, 47% of REI workers surveyed say they encountered discrimination on the job.

REI has long enjoyed a reputation as a progressive company that promises strong benefits and promotes a culture of inclusion and sustainability. As a consumer cooperative, the outdoor retailer has also eschewed a typical corporate structure. But in recent years, against the backdrop of a union drive, some workers have described a culture at odds with REI's purported values. Despite successful union efforts at 11 of its 180 total stores, REI workers have not managed to successfully negotiate a contract with the company. The National Labor Relations Board is also currently looking into dozens of unfair labor practice charges brought by workers. Last week, REI members voted against the company's slate of board candidates, following a union campaign urging them to protest that REI did not allow labor-backed candidates on the ballot. A new report from the National Employment Law Project finds that many REI workers say they have encountered discrimination on the job. In a survey of 219 workers across 10 unionized stores, nearly half—47%—said they had witnessed or experienced some kind of racial discrimination. Among workers of color, one in five said they had personally faced discrimination at the company. In a statement to Fast Company, REI said the following: "Discrimination has no place at REI. The safety, well-being, and inclusion of our 15,000 employees are non-negotiable priorities for our co-op. We take any concerns about our work environment seriously, including those expressed by the 219 survey respondents. REI has strong policies, procedures and resources in place to help prevent bias and foster a workplace where all individuals are treated with dignity and respect." REI's own accounting of its demographics indicates the company has struggled to attract and retain Black and Latino workers. In its 2023 Impact Report, the company said 3.3% of its retail workforce was Black, while 9.6% identified as Hispanic and 6% as multiracial. REI acknowledged that the company was "not as racially diverse as the communities we serve." Many workers surveyed by NELP also claimed that the company's DEI strategy had been noticeably pared back since 2021, and that REI's commitment to conducting racial equity trainings and investing in other initiatives to promote inclusion had wavered. (The company had brought on a chief diversity and social impact officer in 2021 but reportedly eliminated

But in recent years, against the backdrop of a union drive, some workers have described a culture at odds with REI’s purported values. Despite successful union efforts at 11 of its 180 total stores, REI workers have not managed to successfully negotiate a contract with the company. The National Labor Relations Board is also currently looking into dozens of unfair labor practice charges brought by workers. Last week, REI members voted against the company’s slate of board candidates, following a union campaign urging them to protest that REI did not allow labor-backed candidates on the ballot.

National Labor Relations Board investigators allege REI illegally excluded employees in Berkeley and eight other unionized stores from merit raises and bonuses.

SEATTLE (CN) – Recreational Equipment Inc. is responsible for a defective bicycle part manufactured by another company and sold under the REI brand, a Washington appeals court ruled, just days after the plaintiff died in a backcountry skiing accident. Monika Johnson sued REI after a defective carbon fiber fork on her bicycle caused her to crash in 2007 and sustain serious injuries. The bike and part were manufactured by Aprebic Industry Company, but sold under REI’s brand name Novara. The appellate court agreed with the trial court’s ruling that REI has the liability of a manufacturer under the Washington Product Liability Act. “Accordingly, we affirm the trial court’s ruling that Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) is not entitled to seek to allocate fault to the manufacturer of the defective product that REI branded as its own,” Judge Stephen Dwyer wrote for the court’s three-judge panel on Feb. 7. “We also conclude that the trial court erred neither by finding REI strictly liable for the injuries caused by the defective product nor by ruling that any third party claim by REI against the manufacturer would be severed for trial.” Johnson died during a ski trip on Feb. 1, when a snow ledge she was standing on broke, dropping her down a mountainside and burying her under snow, according to the Seattle Times.

“Meta auto-enrolled us in an AI personalization tool that produced an inaccurate and inappropriate alteration of a vendor-provided image in some of our ads,” read the statement from an REI spokesperson.

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New court filings allege that Homeland Security Investigations agents subpoenaed the outdoor retailer in March, requesting the transaction information for “all persons” in the greater Minneapolis–St. Paul area who had purchased a specific type of dark green beanie from the company since 2024. REI did not respond to questions about whether it had complied with the request and, if so, how many people are affected.

Recreational Equipment Inc. defeated a proposed class action alleging it deceptively markets waterproof clothing as safe and sustainable when they contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

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