Barnes & Noble Workers at Manhattan Store Want to Unionize
- NYC labor bid follows petition at a Massachusetts store
- Workers say they seek better pay, benefits, greater voice
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Workers at a New York City Barnes & Noble store are petitioning to unionize, expanding nascent organizing efforts at the longtime non-union chain.
Employees at the four-story Manhattan book store, located on Union Square, filed a petition on Friday with the US National Labor Relations Board in order to hold a unionization election. They say a majority of their coworkers have signed up to join the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union, or RWDSU, which is an affiliate of the United Food & Commercial Workers union, or UFCW.