Virginia Target workers seek to unionize amid surge in labor organizing efforts

Target has long opposed unionization within its stores, with anti-union videos to discourage workers from unionizing. Photograph: Charles Krupa/AP

Workers at a Target store in Christiansburg, Virginia, have filed for a union election and, if successful, the store would be the first belonging to the retail chain to unionize.

Target has long opposed unionization, with anti-union videos to discourage workers from unionizing. Earlier this year, Target training documents for managers to prevent unionization within stores were leaked.