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Megan Jang Shan

January 16, 2026 by

Megan Jang Shan (she/her) is a worker at the unionized REI store in Durham, NC. She helped organize the store from the beginning, through the union election in May of 2023, and also represents her store in bargaining for a first union contract. Since becoming involved in the labor movement, she has worked to support other organizing workers in the North Carolina Triangle area, and is a member of the NC AFL-CIO’s Triangle Labor Council and the Durham Workers Assembly. She also enjoys singing with the Durham Labor Choir.

Megan is a long-time North Carolina resident, and graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a degree in Writing Seminars. She hopes to pursue labor law to further advocate for workers’ rights.

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