Noam Scheiber

Workers said they were protesting the company’s refusal to bargain in good faith and other anti-union activity.

The loss raises questions about whether a national wave of unionization may be slowing. A union had won two previous votes at the grocery chain.

The company moved to contain the labor push after it took off nationally. Now, with strikes and other tactics, organizers seek to regain momentum.

Workers said pay was adequate and benefits were good, but complained that managers’ practices often seemed arbitrary.

A proposed rule, long awaited by labor activists, would make it harder for companies to classify workers as independent contractors.

A proposed rule, long awaited by labor activists, would make it harder for companies to classify workers as independent contractors.

Several dozen night-shift employees at a Staten Island site that recently voted to unionize had refused to work amid safety concerns.

The agreement, which headed off a strike last week, must still pass muster with union members.

The agreement, which headed off a strike last week, must still pass muster with union members.

National Labor Relations Board officials said the company had applied its workplace rules unfairly, and asked it to change or scrap the regulations.