Workers at the Barnes & Noble’s flagship store in Union Square are petitioning to unionize.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Workers at the Barnes & Noble’s flagship store in Union Square are petitioning to unionize, shortly after those at the Barnes & Noble Education store on Rutgers University’s campus in New Jersey made a similar push earlier this month.
“We’re stretched thin, and with a union we’d win the pay, needed benefits and long-overdue training and safety resources we need to attract more co-workers and adequately staff the store so our customers have a safer and better experience shopping with us,” said Desiree Nelson, a lead bookseller at the Union Square store.
Zephyr Caulfield, a part-time bookseller, said he works full-time hours but hasn’t been promoted from a part-time employee — a position that is not eligible for benefits and makes minimum wage. “We don’t have a voice, and even if we go to our management they don’t have the jurisdiction to give us anything that we ask for — it always has to come from corporate,” he said.
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