AutoZone management fired a supervisor at the White Plains store for failing to stop the union.
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Behind the BastardsOct 3, 2026
Multiple sources report that a second AutoZone White Plains worker was fired shortly after the union win for 'not stopping the union,' so the firing itself is supported. However, the Jacobin-sourced report calls that person 'another worker,' while only The Chief's account relayed by a low-credibility site calls him a 'store supervisor,' so the supervisor label is contested.
What was said
… Quote, "Despite repeated instruction not to advocate for the union, you continue to participate and or facilitate union activity at the store." The horror. The Chief also reports that days after Auton fired Du Kong, management fired a supervisor at the store for, quote, "failing to stop the union." It's just ah, just ridiculous, you know, like the whole situation, like, fuck it, relax. Like, God forbid you gotta give some workers a raise. Eleven workers. You gotta deal with, like, grow up. …
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Contradicts. Jacobin's account describes the person fired for 'not stopping the union' as 'another worker,' not a supervisor, which conflicts with the claim's supervisor label. The company's position that DuCongé was a supervisor is a separate dispute.[1]
Supports. Jacobin's reporting, republished on Yahoo, says the day after DuCongé's firing another worker was fired for, in DuCongé and Valencia's words, 'not stopping the union,' and that Valencia was fired on October 3.[1]
Supports. The Chief's account, relayed by a low-credibility site, says days later the company fired a store supervisor for failing to stop the union; the UAW newsletter also describes a 'hatchet spree' of firings after the vote.[2][3]
Context. The claim's 'days later' timing is loosely consistent: Jacobin says the following day, The Chief says days later. The claim's wording matches the passage's quoted phrasing, so no extraction departure was found.[1][2]
Sources
3 sources: 3 not rated
- 1AutoZone Workers Won a Union. Then the Company Fired ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports, context
- 2White Plains Workers Win: AutoZone's First Union Votethevoiceofhuman.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 3UAW Region 9A Weekly Newsletter: October 2region9a.uaw.org · not rated · cited for: supports
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