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Wells Fargo workers file petition with NLRB to join union

Customers use ATMs at a Wells Fargo Bank.
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Some employees say working conditions and pay concerns at their branches have made them want to unionize.

Employees at two Wells Fargo branches in Albuquerque, NM, and Bethel, AK, have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), indicating they plan to hold elections to join the Communications Workers of America’s Wells Fargo Workers United. 

Sabrina Perez, an Albuquerque-based senior premier banker at

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