![]() ![]() ![]() Workers at the store have cited issues including workplace harassment, substandard pay for the industry below that of independent booksellers, unstable scheduling practices, a lack of structure when it comes to job duties and tasks and favoritism by management. The petition filing for the Union Square location followed a delegation of associates sharing with store management that a majority of workers had signed RWDSU authorization cards, but Barnes & Noble hasn’t responded to our demand for recognition. “We look forward to engaging with the store teams over the next few weeks about these petitions.” “We received notice that a petition has been filed with the NLRB for the Hadley Massachusetts store and the Union Square store in Manhattan,” said a Barnes & Noble spokesperson in an email to Retail TouchPoints. and at Rutgers University, which is operated by Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, a separate company. This is the third union filing in the past month at the company’s stores, with the other two being in Hadley, Mass. Barnes & Noble associates at the retailer’s flagship store at Union Square in New York City have filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), seeking representation with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). ![]()
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